An officer was parked on the side of the road in Pickering when police say a man driving a stolen taxi crashed head-on into a police cruiser.

Toronto Police said the man befriended the children within his social circle and allegedly assaulted several young girls in the Scarborough area.

The family of Sandor Tarkanyi was planning a surprise party for his 65th birthday later this month in Oshawa, Ont., when they learned of his untimely death on a southern New Mexico freeway.