Police seek suspect after assault reported on Toronto streetcar

Police are seeking help from the public to identify a suspect wanted in connection with an assault investigation in Toronto.

Toronto police said on Nov. 20, a passenger was on a westbound TTC Streetcar in the Lansdowne Avenue and Dundas Street West area.

Officers said the passenger was approached by a man who was not known to them.

Police said the man allegedly assaulted the passenger before fleeing the streetcar.

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Officers are searching for a man between 40 and 50 years old, standing five feet eight inches tall, with a medium build.

On Wednesday, police named the suspect as 48-year-old Cardinal Lincoln Glennie.

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Police said he was wearing dark pants, a red blanket and a red and white toque.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police or Crime Stoppers.

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