{"id":114,"date":"2026-05-19T16:19:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T16:19:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.astro.channelznow.com\/?p=114"},"modified":"2026-05-19T16:19:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T16:19:09","slug":"toronto-scooter-rider-steps-in-to-stop-a-man-attacking-an-alleged-bike-thief-then-nearly-loses-his-own-scooter-during-the-chaos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.astro.channelznow.com\/?p=114","title":{"rendered":"Toronto: Scooter rider steps in to stop a man attacking an alleged bike thief \u2014 then nearly loses his own scooter during the chaos."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"f583b153867ec817cee43cc2e06488e0\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/securepubads.g.doubleclick.net\/tag\/js\/gpt.js\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<script>\r\n  window.googletag = window.googletag || {cmd: []};\r\n  googletag.cmd.push(function() {\r\n    googletag.defineSlot('\/23139468970\/Above_Article_Content_Ad', [[480, 320], [300, 250], [320, 480], [250, 250], [336, 280]], 'div-gpt-ad-1779278359113-0').addService(googletag.pubads());\r\n    googletag.pubads().enableSingleRequest();\r\n    googletag.enableServices();\r\n  });\r\n<\/script>\r\n<!-- \/23139468970\/Above_Article_Content_Ad -->\r\n<div id='div-gpt-ad-1779278359113-0' style='min-width: 250px; min-height: 250px;'>\r\n  <script>\r\n    googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1779278359113-0'); });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A man in Toronto, Canada seemingly tries to educate a young man about the consequences of choosing a life of crime when another man pulls up on a scooter to interrupt the learning session &#x1f6f4;<\/p>\n<p>The man receiving the education then attempts to steal the scooter. This is what\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/57RzHP2BnV\">pic.twitter.com\/57RzHP2BnV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mrgunsngear (@Mrgunsngear) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mrgunsngear\/status\/2056380824430190756?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 18, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the rundown:<\/p>\n<p>A man allegedly tried to steal another man\u2019s bicycle in downtown Toronto. The bike owner fought back to protect his property while bystanders watched the chaos unfold.<\/p>\n<p>Moments later, another man arrived on a scooter and attempted to break up the fight. But things escalated even more when the suspected thief reportedly turned his attention toward the scooter and tried to take that too.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s when the scooter rider \u2014 who looked seriously strong \u2014 stepped in physically and put the suspect in a chokehold to stop the situation from getting further out of control. &#x1f605;<\/p>\n<p>According to people familiar with the area, the incident happened near Dundas Street East between Jarvis and Sherbourne, an area often associated with frequent theft and street crime.<\/p>\n<p>Near the end of the video, a Toronto Special Constable vehicle can be seen arriving at the scene.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A man in Toronto, Canada seemingly tries to educate a young man about the consequences of choosing a life of crime when another man pulls up on a scooter to interrupt the learning session &#x1f6f4; The man receiving the education then attempts to steal the scooter. This is what\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/57RzHP2BnV \u2014 Mrgunsngear (@Mrgunsngear) May 18,\u2026 <span class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.astro.channelznow.com\/?p=114\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":115,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-114","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-science"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.astro.channelznow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.astro.channelznow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.astro.channelznow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.astro.channelznow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.astro.channelznow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=114"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.astro.channelznow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":116,"href":"https:\/\/www.astro.channelznow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114\/revisions\/116"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.astro.channelznow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/115"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.astro.channelznow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=114"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.astro.channelznow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=114"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.astro.channelznow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=114"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}