Impaired driver lies about being robbed and stabbed at Finch Station

A man has been arrested for impaired driving and obstruction on Thursday evening in the city’s north end.

According to Toronto Police, the man claimed to have been stabbed at Finch Station after being robbed at gunpoint.

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Police initially said that the man’s SUV was also stolen, and that he was taken to hospital.

STABBING;
Finch Subway Station
-Man robbed at gunpoint
-Attacked by robbers and stabbed
-Robbers stole his SUV
-Black Ford Escape
-Victim being taken to hospital
-Unknown how serious injuries are#GO152178
^dh

— Toronto Police OPS (@TPSOperations) January 25, 2019

In an update, officers said that there was no stabbing in the incident.

They say the man had been involved in an accident, when his vehicle struck a pole. He then fled the scene and told someone that had stopped to help him a “false story.”

He was later arrested by police.

STABBING:
Finch Subway Station
-Update
-There was no stabbing
-Victim had been involved in collision
-Struck a pole
-He fled the scene
-He told someone that had stopped to help him a false story
-He has been arrested for Impaired Driving + Obstruct Police
^dh

— Toronto Police OPS (@TPSOperations) January 25, 2019

(Not a) cool story, bro.