A man has been arrested after he allegedly tried to get into a Toronto police station with knives and a Molotov cocktail.
Toronto police said in a news release that the incident happened Tuesday around 10:35 a.m. at 53 Division, located near Yonge Street and Eglinton Avenue.
The statement said that a man tried to get into the station through the main doors, but was unable to get inside because it is closed to the public due to COVID-19.
The man then went to the back lot of the station and approached an officer in a cruiser, police said.
The man falsely claimed he was wanted by police and was turning himself in. He also indicated he had a gun on him, the statement alleged.
He was detained, searched and allegedly found to have a starter pistol, knives, a Molotov cocktail, matches and a lighter in his possession.
Twenty-year-old Toronto resident Edward Zilberman was charged with mischief interfering with property, three counts of possession of a weapon dangerous to public peace, three counts of carrying a concealed weapon and possession of incendiary material for arson.
No one was injured in the incident and an investigation is ongoing.
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