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Police are requesting the public’s assistance with a theft investigation.

It is reported that:

- on Monday, October 31, 2011, at approximately 11:45 p.m., a man entered a Pizza Nova at 731 The Queensway

- a Royal Canadian Legion Poppy Fund donation box was sitting on the store
counter

- the man took the donation box and fled the store

A security camera image of the suspect has been released.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-2200, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), online at www.222tips.com, text TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637), or Leave A Tip on Facebook.

On Monday, November 1, 2011, police arrested a man in connection with a sexual assault investigation.

It is alleged that:

- on Wednesday, October 26, 2011, a 20-year-old woman attended the Toronto Poly Clinic, 5460 Yonge Street, unit 204, for an appointment with the accused

- during the appointment, the accused, a doctor of natural medicine, sexually assaulted her

Ali Rahmanian, 44, of Toronto, has been charged with:

1) Sexual Assault

He is scheduled to appear in court at 1000 Finch Avenue West, on Thursday December 8, 2011, room 301, at 1 p.m.

Police believe there may be more victims.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-3200, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), online at www.222tips.com, text TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637), or Leave A Tip on Facebook.

The Toronto Police Service is seeking the public's assistance locating an elopee wanted on a Form 1 under the Mental Health Act.

Mark Richard Staikopoulos, 29, was last seen on Monday, October 31, 2011, just after midnight, at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 1001 Queen Street West.

He is described as white, 5'6", 225 lbs., with long brown hair and brown eyes. He was wearing a black and blue nylon winter coat, and grey track pants.

Police are concerned for his safety.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-1400, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), online at www.222tips.com, text TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637), or Leave A Tip on Facebook.

On Wednesday, November 2, 2011, 99 civilian members and 157 police officers will be recognized for long and meritorious service with the Toronto Police Service.

The Police Exemplary Service Medal will be presented by Chief William Blair on behalf of His Excellency, The Governor General of Canada, David Johnston, to police officers with 20 and 30 years of exemplary service.

The Civilian Long Service Recognition Pin will be presented by Dr. Alok Mukherjee, Chair of the Toronto Police Services Board, to civilian members with 20 and 30 years service.

Formal presentations will be held in the Brulé Rooms of The Old Mill, 21 Old Mill Road, Etobicoke, at noon, with a reception following the ceremony.

The Toronto Police Service invites members of the media to attend.

For further information regarding this event, please contact Ms. Deborah Chase, Awards Co-ordinator, at (416) 808-7096.

The Ashbridges Bay Skateboard Park is located at the northwest corner of Lake Shore Boulevard East and Coxwell Avenue, Toronto. The 70,000 square-foot, street-style concrete skateboarding plaza is the city's first urban skate plaza and features a progressive approach to skateboard park design based on real-life structures.

The $1.7 million facility, which is suitable for all levels and abilities, includes a floating manual dish, a concrete recliner, a kinked, steeped bank and a Daewon Song style pad. The space also features architectural detailing like planting areas along with the skateboarding elements.

The Southeast Toronto Skateboard Association (STSA), formed by local skateboarders and their parents back in 2002, was instrumental in getting the park off the ground. The park, which was opened in October 2009, is the best in the province and one of the premiere skate plazas in the country. It's already well regarded by top skaters and fast becoming a destination park for skateboarders from all over Canada and the United States of America.

Over the past few months, the park has been invaded by people determined to deface the park by using graffiti. Cleaning the graffiti proved to be costly and ineffective, as the vandals would simply return and apply new graffiti to the surfaces.

To combat the problem, the Toronto Police Service, 55 Division Community Response Unit, in Consultation with Councillor Mary-Margaret McMahon and City of Toronto Parks and Recreation staff, have developed a strategy that is expected to have a lasting impact, as well as give the park a permanent facelift. The strategy involves painting murals over the concrete surfaces. This will serve to give a positive theme to the park, as well as give artistically talented youngsters an opportunity to contribute to the beauty of the park in a positive way.

To this end, three top Toronto artists, Lee Travaglini, Max Sawka and Kyle Howard have generously jumped on board to volunteer their time and skills to design and paint the murals.

On Tuesday, November 1, 2011, at 5 p.m., the artists, as well as members of the Toronto Police Service, will be at the park to kick off the painting of the murals. The project is expected to take two weeks to complete.

Members of the media have been invited to attend and cover the event.

The Toronto Police Service would like to make the public aware of a suspicious incident investigation now classified as a homicide investigation.

On Friday, October 28, 2011, at approximately 11 a.m., police were called to 200 Exbury Road for a suspicious incident.

Police officers discovered the body of a man in the rear parking lot.

A post-mortem examination determined that the cause of death was multiple trauma associated to a fall.

The man has been identified as Patrick Walters, 55, of Toronto.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-7400, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), online at www.222tips.com, text TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637), or Leave A Tip on Facebook.

The Toronto Police Service would like to thank the public for their assistance locating a missing man.

Laurence Arno, 64, was last seen on Monday, October 31, 2011, at approximately 5 p.m., at St. Michael's Hospital.

See previous release.

He was located on Tuesday, November 1, 2011, at approximately 9 a.m.

On Tuesday, November 1, 2011, 95 civilian members, nine auxiliary officers and 155 police officers will be recognized for long and meritorious service with the Toronto Police Service.

The Police Exemplary Service Medal will be presented by Chief William Blair on behalf of His Excellency, The Governor General of Canada, David Johnston, to police officers with 20, 30 and 40 years of exemplary service.

The Ontario Auxiliary Police Medal will be presented by the Chief, on behalf of the Provincial Government, to auxiliary officers with 20, 25, 30 and 35 years of service.

The Civilian Long Service Recognition Pin will be presented by Dr. Alok Mukherjee, Chair of the Toronto Police Services Board, to civilian members with 20, 30 and 40 years service.

Formal presentations will be held in the Brulé Rooms of The Old Mill, 21 Old Mill Road, Etobicoke, at noon, with a reception following the ceremony.

The Toronto Police Service cordially invites members of the media to attend.

For further information regarding this event, please contact Deborah Chase, Awards Co-ordinator, at 416-808-7096.

The Toronto Police Service is requesting the public's assistance with an investigation of an assault with a weapon.

It is reported that:

- on Saturday, October 29, 2011, at 2:45 a.m., a 40-year-old man and a 27-year-old woman were in the drive-through at a McDonald's restaurant in the Lawrence Avenue East/Kingston Road area

- a dispute ensued between the two and a passenger from another car

- the dispute drew a crowd of abut 20 people in the parking lot

- a fight broke out

- the woman was assaulted by the driver of the other car

- the driver then returned to his car and accelerated towards the man, striking and dragging him through the parking lot

The man was taken to the hospital and treated for his injuries.

The male suspect is described as black, 25-30, with a thin build. He was wearing a black leather jacket and blue jeans.

He was driving a late-1990s, dark-coloured, two-door car similar to a Honda or Acura. The vehicle may have sustained damage to the hood or windshield.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-4304, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), online at www.222tips.com, text TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637), or Leave A Tip on Facebook.

On Thursday, October 27, 2011, the Toronto Police Service Financial Crimes Unit arrested a man as part in relation to a fraud investigation.

It is alleged that:

- the man operated a Ponzi scheme under a company known as LexxCo Corporation, located on The East Mall

- the scheme used money that was to be invested to pay "interest cheques" to prior investors

- the victims were lured by advertisements in local newspapers offering a 10%-12% return on principal that was to be invested in real estate and small businesses

- of the 12 victims identified to date, there is a reported loss of $2.3 million

Andre Lewis, 47, of Mississauga, is charged with:

1) twelve counts of Fraud over ($5,000)

He is scheduled to appear in court at 2201 Finch Avenue West, on Tuesday, November 1, 2011, courtroom 206 at 10 a.m.

Police believe there may be more victims.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-7300, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), online at www.222tips.com, text TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637), or Leave A Tip on Facebook.