[quote]Police have arrested one man after he allegedly tried to drive a car containing "possible dangerous material" close to the G20 summit area in downtown Toronto.
The car contained sticks, an axe handle and gasoline, Toronto police Chief Bill Blair told CBC News on Thursday.
The man was arrested at the esplanade close to the Sony Centre on Front Street.
"I'm advised he came to the attention of the police," Blair said. "Upon checking, they found he was in possession of these items, and was apprehended and arrested as a result."
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A man who drove into downtown Toronto with implements including a chainsaw, gas cans and a crossbow in his car is not connected with the G20 summit, police say.
But a spokesperson with the Integrated Security Unit said the Whitby man, 53, has been charged with weapons dangerous. The spokesperson would not say whether the charge was related to the crossbow.
Officers arrested the man, who was driving an older silver Hyundai with a homemade box on its roof, during a routine stop at the intersection of Scott Street and The Esplanade, near the Sony Centre and Union Station, a few blocks from the summit site.
The man, identified by police as Gary McCullough, is being held at a special summit detention centre but police suggest he won't face charges.
Witnesses said the the man was distraught after being arrested.
"He just didn't know what was going on, next thing you know he's arrested in handcuffs. He was really more concerned about his dog, making sure someone was going to look after his dog," one witness told CBC News.
'Don't bring weapons into the area'
Toronto police Chief Bill Blair stressed that it is not illegal to possess any of the items found in the car.
"The law is the law — it hasn't changed under these circumstances," he said, referring to heightened security around the G20 summit.
"But quite clearly if an individual comes down into the area … and is carrying things that could be used as a weapon, that matter's going to be investigated by the police, and those items can be removed from that individual in the interests of maintaining a safe environment for everybody."
Blair warned others about bringing "anything that could be used as a weapon or might be construed as a weapon" into the area.
"It will undoubtedly draw the attention of the authorities," Blair said. "If you don't want that attention, don't bring weapons into the area."
Read more: [url]http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2010/06/24/g20-security-threat-car.html#ixzz0rnTDKS6Q[/url][/quote]
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Well done 1.2 billion dollar security program
Good to see our security holding up.
what if he was just a lumberjack and needed to use the axe handle to fix his axe and the gasoline to fuel his chainsaw
[QUOTE=Luuper;22853815]
Well done 1.2 billion dollar security program[/QUOTE]
:golfclap:
So basically, don't do wood working and don't carry around gasoline. Because no one ever uses gasoline for anything but cars and no one needs sticks or axes. I'd imagine a terrorist would be a bit better equipped.
[QUOTE=Zeddy;22856582]So basically, don't do wood working and don't carry around gasoline. Because no one ever uses gasoline for anything but cars and no one needs sticks or axes. I'd imagine a terrorist would be a bit better equipped.[/QUOTE]
That mentality knocked down the World Trade Center.
Sticks, gasoline and a axe handle? HOLY SHIT THAT'S A TERRORIST ALRIGHT
The police or the article never said anything about him being a terrorist, way to sensationalize your title OP
He was simply going to make a camp fire, DUH.
20 bucks he's Middle Eastern and they considered him a terrorist for it (no racism intended here).
[QUOTE=Gmod_Fan77;22861842]20 bucks he's Middle Eastern and they considered him a terrorist for it (no racism intended here).[/QUOTE]
[img]http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/06/24/canada.g20.arrest/t1flip.arrest.afp.gi.jpg[/img]
[QUOTE=yodafart9;22856882]That mentality knocked down the World Trade Center.[/QUOTE]
That kind of mentality is why people are still living in fear 10 years after one of the only attacks on US soil.
But yes, this news is probably sensationalized anyways.
[QUOTE=hypno-toad;22862959]That kind of mentality is why people are still living in fear 10 years after one of the only attacks on US soil.
But yes, this news is probably sensationalized anyways.[/QUOTE]
No offense, but when your shit gets fucked up on soil that, as you said, has never been successfully attacked before, you tend to have reasoning behind being somewhat cautious.
I wouldn't say that people live in fear, however.
Article isn't sensationalized, but OP is.
[QUOTE=JaegerMonster;22863069]No offense, but when your shit gets fucked up on soil that, as you said, has never been successfully attacked before, you tend to have reasoning behind being somewhat cautious.[/QUOTE]
and when you have an administration that relies on fear mongering
and Fox News runs with it
[quote]The car contained sticks, an axe handle and gasoline[/quote]
Alright that's pretty much every vehicle in Canada
And the homemade roof box leads me to believe this guy is Red Green
I live in Toronto and it's really really fucked up. Everything is shut down, closed off, barricaded. My mom works for the Toronto Police as an auditor. She's working 14 hour days throughout the summits for no extra pay. But, I went driving by the airport and saw Obama's helicopters in a hangar, no more than 30 metres away from me. I also saw the plane that brings in Russia's limos. :v: Also, the guys in the US helicopter waved to my mom and her co-workers when they were practicing flying around downtown.
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What if they come at us with pointed sticks?
Why is the quoted article not the same as the source. In the source it says he had a crossbow and a chainsaw too.
[quote=http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2010/06/24/g20-security-threat-car.html#ixzz0rnTDKS6Q]
A man who drove into downtown Toronto with implements including a chainsaw, gas cans and a crossbow in his car is not connected with the G20 summit, police say.
But a spokesperson with the Integrated Security Unit said the Whitby man, 53, has been charged with weapons dangerous. The spokesperson would not say whether the charge was related to the crossbow.
Officers arrested the man, who was driving an older silver Hyundai with a homemade box on its roof, during a routine stop at the intersection of Scott Street and The Esplanade, near the Sony Centre and Union Station, a few blocks from the summit site.
The man, identified by police as Gary McCullough, is being held at a special summit detention centre but police suggest he won't face charges.
Witnesses said the the man was distraught after being arrested.
"He just didn't know what was going on, next thing you know he's arrested in handcuffs. He was really more concerned about his dog, making sure someone was going to look after his dog," one witness told CBC News.
'Don't bring weapons into the area'
Toronto police Chief Bill Blair stressed that it is not illegal to possess any of the items found in the car.
"The law is the law — it hasn't changed under these circumstances," he said, referring to heightened security around the G20 summit.
"But quite clearly if an individual comes down into the area … and is carrying things that could be used as a weapon, that matter's going to be investigated by the police, and those items can be removed from that individual in the interests of maintaining a safe environment for everybody."
Blair warned others about bringing "anything that could be used as a weapon or might be construed as a weapon" into the area.
"It will undoubtedly draw the attention of the authorities," Blair said. "If you don't want that attention, don't bring weapons into the area."
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Oh, CBC only had him at some sticks and gasoline at the time that it was posted
Poor guy was just in the wrong place at the wrong time with the wrong stuff.
terrible article and title
"alleged terrorist"
I bet he wants to be a chaser copycat...
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Except deadlier
[QUOTE=SamPerson123;22866809]Poor guy was just in the wrong place at the wrong time with the wrong stuff.[/QUOTE]
OP needs to be updated, it's now come out he also had a chainsaw and crossbow.
Most likely he's not a terrorist, or even out with bad intentions, but he has got an curious assortment of dangerous equipment.
[QUOTE=JaegerMonster;22863069]No offense, but when your shit gets fucked up on soil that, as you said, has never been successfully attacked before, you tend to have reasoning behind being somewhat cautious.
I wouldn't say that people live in fear, however.
Article isn't sensationalized, but OP is.[/QUOTE]
people are still fuckin paranoid and you know it. If there is one word that i would choose
to describe the USA it would either be agressor or fear.
[quote]The man, identified by police as Gary McCullough, is being held at a special summit detention centre but police suggest he won't face charges.[/quote]
AKA he's already been deported to guantanamo and probably is being interrogated via anal-pain techniques
[QUOTE=BloodYScar;22870657]people are still fuckin paranoid and you know it. If there is one word that i would choose
to describe the USA it would either be agressor or fear.[/QUOTE]
Of course you would. You hate us almost as much as Gmod_Fan77.
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