A man has been arrested for allegedly assaulting a Toronto Police parking enforcement officer and stealing her handheld ticket machine on Monday in downtown Toronto. According to Toronto police, it happened just before 9:40 a.m., in the area of Queen Street East and Victoria Avenue. Investigators say that the parking enforcement officer completed a parking violation notice when she was followed by the suspect who was driving his vehicle. The suspect then exited his vehicle and assault the enforcement officer before stealing her handheld ticket machine, police said in a news release. Following the incident, officers arrested Abdul Karim Brat Ali, 50, of Toronto. He was charged with assaulting a peace officer and theft under $5,000. The charges have not been tested in court.
