Toronto police say they are searching for a suspected wanted for allegedly robbing a victim in the city’s north end.
Police said they were called to Yonge Street and Sheppard Avenue at around 5:43 a.m. Sunday.
Investigators said the victim was assaulted by an unidentified man with a weapon and had demanded cash.
Following the assault, police said the suspect then hailed a Diamond Taxi cab and fled the scene.
The victim suffered some injuries and was treated at the scene, police said.
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Police described the suspect as being around 40 to 50 years old, about five foot six, weighing 150 to 160 pounds with a slim build, facial scarring, unshaven and having brown and grey hair in a balding pattern.
The suspect was wearing a light olive windbreak jacket with a beige trim, grey pants and black sneakers, police said.
Anyone with information or video is asked to contact police.
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