Armed Man Standoff

Police had to get creative in arresting a man armed with two knives at a downtown intersection during the Tuesday morning rush hour.

It started at approximately 7am - officers from 51 Division tried to calm the man while staying out of stabbing range, but he would not be subdued.

At least four cops surrounded the suspect, and made two attempts to arrest him. Eventually he was stopped more forcefully, as a slow-moving cop car managed to pin him between the front bumper and a bike stand. Officers also used pepper spray in the standoff.

The man, believed to be in his 30s, is now in custody. He suffered a broken wrist and is now undergoing a psychiatric evaluation. The motive for the incident isn't clear.

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[chevackakako]

Havent been in tijuana dude.

[TheJimmy144]

Was that skill or just luck?

[AlbinoGorrilaz]

Find yourself stuck between a Cop Car and a Pole

[varocks183]

Lmfao Pinned to a Pole by a Cop car, bad but Hilarious

[tacgear01]

rcmp would have shot him

[XxDOlarbillxX]

what the heck pinned him into the cop car when it hit him, a parking meter ? lol

[hankhhh12]

Good for them. Asshole needed to be stopped.

[nakedblasphemy]

Without trying to laugh too hard ... this is one of the luckiest buggers out there ... Most any other service would have shot his ass dead the moment he made a move towards the officers with the knife . He was extremely lucky he only suffered minor injuries. Tazers were not in wide use yet in Toronto, but this might have been a good time for them , I am not sure due to the weather how effective they are against heavy clothing, but this certainly was a good job of minimal force considering ...

[POLAK1Nysa]

PIGS PIGS PIGS PIGS

[agentham]

Never saw that coming, pretty creative.