Toronto Police Service
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News Release
Four People Arrested at Demonstration, Pelham Avenue and Osler Street area
Broadcast time: 12:45 PM
Date: Wednesday, Apr 17, 2024
Unit: Intelligence Services
Case #: 2024-815424
The Toronto Police Service is making the public aware of arrests made at a demonstration.
On Tuesday, April 16, 2024, at approximately 3:40 p.m., police were in the area of Pelham Avenue and Osler Street for a demonstration.
It is alleged that:
a group of demonstrators were in the area blocking railway tracks
officers were moving demonstrators off the tracks
four of the demonstrators refused to move when asked by officers
during the arrest, one of the demonstrators assaulted a police officer
the demonstrators caused delays and damage to the tracks
Megan Tay, 37, of Toronto, has been arrested and charged with:
Assault Peace Officer
Unlawful Assembly
Mischief Over $5000
Member of Unlawful Assembly While Masked
Enter on Lane on Which a Line Work is Situated (Railway Safety Act)
Fail to Give Way to Railway Equipment at a Road Crossing (Railway Safety Act)
She was scheduled to appear in court at the Ontario Court of Justice, 10 Armoury Street, on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, at 10 a.m., in room 102.
Jessica Agnew, 30, of Toronto, has been arrested and charged with:
Unlawful Assembly
Mischief Over $5000
Member of Unlawful Assembly While Masked
Enter on Lane on Which a Line Work is Situated (Railway Safety Act)
Fail to Give Way to Railway Equipment at a Road Crossing (Railway Safety Act)
She was scheduled to appear in court at the Ontario Court of Justice, 10 Armoury Street, on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, at 10 a.m., in room 102.
Allen Blaine Osbourne Graham, 29, of Orillia, has been arrested and charged with:
Unlawful Assembly
Mischief Over $5000
Member of Unlawful Assembly While Masked
Enter on Lane on Which a Line Work is Situated (Railway Safety Act)
Fail to Give Way to Railway Equipment at a Road Crossing (Railway Safety Act)
He was scheduled to appear in court at the Ontario Court of Justice, 10 Armoury Street, on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, at 10 a.m., in room 102.
Seth Brown Graham, 21, of Toronto, has been arrested and charged with:
Unlawful Assembly
Mischief Over $5000
Member of Unlawful Assembly While Masked
Enter on Lane on Which a Line Work is Situated (Railway Safety Act)
Fail to Give Way to Railway Equipment at a Road Crossing (Railway Safety Act)
He was scheduled to appear in court at the Ontario Court of Justice, 10 Armoury Street, on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, at 10 a.m., in room 102.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-3500, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), or at www.222tips.com.
Constable Shannon Eames for Detective Charles Lee
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