A still image from a video posted on social media shows an alleged stolen vehicle surrounded by police horses in downtown Toronto in November 2024.Photo by Joe Warmington/X

Video shows alleged stolen vehicle in Toronto striking police horse, 3 cruisers before crashing

No passersby were injured but the incident is being described as 'dynamic' by Toronto Police Chief Myron Demkiw

by · National Post

Videos circulating on social media Saturday morning shows chaos unfold Downtown Toronto as cops pursue suspects who allegedly stole a pickup truck.

“This is not a movie being filmed Friday on Queen St. This was a real life takedown of suspects in a stolen vehicle investigation — amazing work by @TorontoPolice officers who boxed in the alleged bandits. But two people were hurt including a copper and a police horse,” wrote Toronto Sun’s Joe Warmington who shared a 40-second video on X Saturday.

The police chase ensued Friday, reportedly after 3 p.m. as per the details on Toronto Police Services X account. The police received an alert from an automatic licence plate reader identifying an allegedly stolen vehicle, Duty Inspector Scott Shutt told reporters at the scene on Friday evening, CBC reports.

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