A source says CP24 officers were called to some sort of disturbance at the corner of Yonge Street and Lawrence Avenue before 4:30 a.m., where they located a male suspect and began detaining him.
During the arrest, the suspect managed to overpower an officer after being handcuffed and jumped into a police canine unit SUV.
It then allegedly sped away westbound, with two police dogs sitting in the back of the vehicle.
The suspect then crashed the SUV after pulling into the parking lot of a Metro grocery store in the area of Keele Street and Lawrence Avenue.
Before police arrived, the suspect allegedly attempted to flag down a taxi and carjack it.
The police then arrived at the scene and subdued the suspect.
The suspect was taken to the hospital’s trauma center in non-life-threatening condition.
The taxi driver was taken to a local hospital with minor injuries.
The dogs in the back of the police vehicle were unharmed.
Police later said the incident may require the involvement of the Special Investigations Unit.
–With files from CP24’s Beatrice Vaisman.
