Toronto police say they are searching for a suspect after a victim was pepper-sprayed during a Facebook Marketplace transaction for a cellphone.
Police said on Tuesday at around 5:30 p.m., the suspect and the victim arranged to meet at the victim’s address.
At the meeting, police said the victim handed over the cellphone to the suspect, who then pepper-sprayed the victim in the face.
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Police said the suspect then fled and was last seen running eastbound on Memorial Park Avenue near Greenwood Avenue.
The suspect is described as a man in his early 20s, approximately five feet six inches tall, with a slim to medium build.
At the time of the robbery, police said he was wearing a grey sweat suit with the hoodie up and a black brim baseball cap sticking out, and black shoes with white soles. His face was covered with a blue surgical mask and he had a black cross-shoulder bag on the right side of his body, police said.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact police.
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