US EditionVideo shows Toronto police cruiser running over suspect, officer during arrest
A police cruiser rolled forward during an arrest of a knife-wielding woman, hitting her and an officer; neither sustained serious injuries, police said.
- On November 1, 2025, a short viral video from Jane Park Plaza parking lot, 883 Jane Street, North York shows a Toronto Police Service cruiser run over a female suspect and an arresting officer, prompting a police review.
- At about 3:30 p.m., police responded to reports of a woman with two large knives damaging vehicles at Jane Park Plaza; the suspect, a 23-year-old woman, was arrested and charged with weapons and mischief offences.
- The officer closest to the woman deployed a conducted energy weapon and the suspect immediately fell, while video shows officers exiting a police cruiser and colleagues trying to stop the moving vehicle.
- Toronto Paramedic Services assessed both people and police said neither sustained serious injuries, the suspect was taken to hospital for CEW-related assessment, and Ontario's Special Investigations Unit was not notified.
- Union and legal reactions highlighted procedural concerns as Toronto Police Association vice-president Brian Callanan confirmed members were not seriously injured, while attorney David Shellnutt called it a 'botched arrest' questioning vehicle positioning and City of Toronto liability.
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A woman was run over twice by a Toronto police car as officers tried to arrest her on November 1. Police responded to reports of a woman with two large knives who was "actively damaging vehicles" at Jane Park Plaza near Jane Street and Alliance Avenue around 3:30 p.m. Saturday.
Toronto Police Vehicle ‘Inadvertently’ Runs Into Suspect, Officer During Arrest
A Toronto police officer’s vehicle “inadvertently” rolled into a suspect and another officer during an arrest at a North York plaza on Nov. 1, according to the city’s police. A video of the incident, posted on social media, shows one officer deploying a taser on the suspect, who was walking away and then fell in front of a police vehicle. As the officer operating the vehicle steps out to assist in the arrest, the car begins to roll forward into …
Video shows Toronto police cruiser inadvertently running over suspect, officer during arrest
Toronto police say they are “reviewing the circumstances” surrounding an arrest caught on video that showed a police cruiser inadvertently running over a suspect, and another officer, during what one Toronto attorney is calling a “botched” arrest. The incident unfolded at the Jane Park Plaza parking lot at 883 Jane Street on Saturday, November 1, […]
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