Toronto police have arrested a man after an officer said he was assaulted for issuing a parking ticket in North York on Tuesday evening.
Police said the parking enforcement officer placed a ticket on the windshield of a car that was illegally parked on Havenbrook Boulevard near Skyview Crescent. That’s when the officer said the owner of the vehicle confronted him.
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The officer said the car owner abused him and demanded the ticket be withdrawn.
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When the officer started to walk away, police said he was assaulted by the vehicle owner.
Police arrested 28-year-old Theodore Green of Toronto and charged him with assault of a peace officer.
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