The number of assaults on parking enforcement officers continues to rise in 2017 with another altercation ending in the arrest of a 49-year-old man Saturday.
Toronto police said a man was charged after assaulting a parking enforcement officer in the Orchard View Boulevard and Yonge Street area.
Police allege the officer issued a ticket to a vehicle for parking on a sidewalk.
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The man then moved the vehicle into a “No Stopping” Area and was issued another ticket by the officer, according to police.
The man then shoved the officer, throwing him off balance.
Police arrived on scene and arrested the man.
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Michael Franks, of Toronto, was charged with assault.
He is scheduled to appear in a Toronto court May 1.
This is the fifth assault on a parking enforcement officer in Toronto in the past two weeks, including an incident where a man was charged with throwing hot coffee in the face of an officer.
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