Toronto police say a man has been arrested after a series of break-ins and a sexual assault in the city’s Mimico neighbourhood early Thursday.
Police said at around 5:30 a.m., a man attempted to break into a house in the area of Royal York Road and Evans Avenue but fled after encountering the homeowners.
A short time later, the same man allegedly tried to enter another home, but again fled when people inside the home became aware.
Investigators said the man then rang the doorbell of two other homes but left after the homeowners opened their doors.
Police allege around 6:15 a.m., the same man entered a home through an unlocked door and sexually assaulted a 53-year-old woman.
An hour later, the man entered another home and confronted a woman but left when he became aware of another person inside, police said.
Police released an image of a suspect late Thursday in the hope that someone would recognize him.
On Friday afternoon, police announced Terence Frezell, 28, had been arrested. He faces numerous charges including two counts of break and enter with intent, four counts of attempted break and enter, sexual assault, and assault with a weapon.
He is scheduled to appear in a Toronto courtroom on Saturday.