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Police are seeking tips from the public after a youth was sexually assault on an LRT train earlier this week in North York.

Toronto Police said the incident began on Wednesday at about 6:30 p.m. in the Finch Ave. W,-Sentinel Rd. area south of the York University campus, where the victim was waiting on a platform for an LRT train.

That was when a male suspect approached the victim and struck up a conversation before following them onto the train. Cops said the suspect sat beside the victim on the train and then sexually assaulted them.

He was last seen walking southbound on Jane St. starting from Finch.

The male suspect is about 50 to 60 years old and 5-foot-8 with grey facial hair. He was wearing a black and grey hooded winter jacket, dark pants, a white tuque, grey shoes and a gold watch at the time.

Anyone with information is asked to contact investigators at 416-808-3100.

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Toronto man cuffed on hate charges

A 37-year-old Toronto man is accused of hate crimes after threats were made against the Chinese community earlier this week at a coffee shop near High Park .

Toronto Police announced the arrest on Thursday after probing an incident that happened on Wednesday in the Bloor St. W.-Keele St. area, where two victims were inside a coffee shop when the accused allegedly began yelling anti-Chinese slurs as them.

The victims left the coffee shop, but were followed by the accused. He then allegedly raised a wooden stick and threatened to kill them, while continuing to make anti-Chinese racial slurs.

Hesameddin Bazargan was charged on Wednesday with failure to comply with a release order and two counts each of offence motivated by hatred relating to assault with a weapon and offence motivated by hatred relating to uttering death threats.

Cops asked anyone with information to contact them at 416-808-3505.

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Teen girl robbed in Whitby

Cops are seeking tips on a robbery that targeted a teen girl near Donald A. Wilson Secondary School in Whitby.

Durham Regional Police said officers responded to the robbery call on Wednesday at about 4 p.m. in the Rossland Rd. W.-Country Lane area, where the victim – a 16-year-old girl – was walking toward a bus stop.

Cops said a male suspect riding an electric scooter pushed her to the ground and tried to take her belongings. She was able to get away and ran across the road, but the suspect followed her and assaulted her again before fleeing eastbound on Rossland.

The girl suffered minor injuries.

The suspect is a 19-year-old Black male with a slim build with facial hair. He was wearing a black balaclava, all-black clothing and blue Nike shoes, while riding a black and red e-scooter.

Anyone with video footage or information about the incident is asked to contact cops at 1-888-579-1520, Ext. 1805.

Another underage victim sexually assaulted

Cops are probing another sexual assault involving an underage victim, this time in Etobicoke, that was reported on Wednesday.

Toronto Police said they were called to the Dixon Rd.-Wincott Dr. area over an altercation that happened on Tuesday inside an underground parking garage connected to an apartment building, where an unknown male began chatting with the victim.

They said the victim was then sexually assaulted, but was able to get away from the suspect and flee.

The suspect is a male with a medium to large build and a black chinstrap beard. He was wearing a black baseball cap, black jacket, black pants, black and red New Balance shoes and smelled of alcohol and smoke.

Police also released an image of a suspect vehicle, but did not include any identifying information.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-7474.

Youth charged after brawl on Hamilton Mountain

A 17-year-old has been charged with a weapon offence after a Wednesday brawl on the south end of Hamilton Mountain .

Hamilton Police said they received reports of a large group of youths fighting in a Tim Hortons parking lot at 505 Rymal Rd. E. at about 2:30 p.m. that day and that witnesses reported seeing a knife, baseball bat and what appeared to be a firearm.

Officers responded within two minutes – Mountain Station is about three blocks away – and pursued a youth who ran toward a nearby residential complex at 450 Rymal.

By 3:12 p.m., cops had a 17-year-old in custody after help from additional patrol officers and the K9 unit. He was charged with one count of possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose.

Cops also arrested three other youths and recovered an airsoft gun and a baseball bat following the altercation. Those three were released without charges pending further investigation, police said, adding no injuries were reported.

Anyone who witnessed the incident or has video footage is urged to contact Division 3 detectives at CID30@hamiltonpolice.ca .