A Man Ran Around Naked At North York Centre Subway Station Last Night

Police say that a man ran naked through a TTC subway station on Tuesday.

It's never a boring day on the TTC.  If you happened to be at North York Centre Subway Station in Toronto on Tuesday evening, you can verify this statement.  Police reported that a man was running around North York Centre Subway Station at the collector level completely naked and that numerous people had called to report the man.

When Toronto Police posted a notice to the public on their Twitter account, in which they described the incident, the city was quick to respond with comical memes that made for an entertaining Twitter scroll-through.  But the police were quick to acknowledge that although the episode seemed outrageous, it actually happens a lot more than we realize.

Police said yesterday, "Actually there are more than you think. I put them out when it occurs in a highly populated public area."

 

While the TTC isn't exactly unaccustomed to riders wearing nothing but their birthday suits (after all, the No Pants Subway Ride boasts hundreds of nearly-bare butts riding the subway every year), most Torontonians who witnessed the naked man at North York Centre Subway Station were taken aback.

EXPOSURE:
North York Subway Station
-Collector level
-Man running around naked
-Multiple callers#GO830248
^dh

— Toronto Police OPS (@TPSOperations) May 7, 2019

Actually there are more than you think. I put them out when it occurs in a highly populated public area. People say they wish to know when these things happen. What do you think?
^dh

— Toronto Police OPS (@TPSOperations) May 8, 2019
 

When a Twitter user suggested that the strange sighting was due to the manifestation of mental illness, Toronto Police were quick to point out that mental illness may not have been the culprit.  "It is not only due to mental illness. Some narcotics can cause this type of behavior. Those people can be aggressive and unpredictable," Toronto Police replied.

I'm sure it's some sort of illness but it sure makes for entertaining twitter read

— Miss Vickies (@Oh_Miss_Vickies) May 8, 2019

It is not only due to mental illness. Some narcotics can cause this type of behavior. Those people can be aggressive and unpredictable.
^dh

— Toronto Police OPS (@TPSOperations) May 8, 2019

While certain members of the public saw humour in the situation, many others were outraged by the insensitive responses by Twitter users.  This is what the public had to say:

You get all the naked people!!!

— chronically tired 🇨🇦 (@sarahz911) May 8, 2019

Sweet baby Jesus!

— ShaSha (@nickisha) May 8, 2019

Just another day in the life of Toronto I see

— T for Tamara (@irishchicky28) May 8, 2019

He was probably heading toward North York's nude beach.

— Michael Bednarski (@mikebednarski) May 8, 2019

This is what I find sad someone who thinks that twitting about news in Toronto when someone is going through a crisis as being 'entertaining' TPS isn't about entertaining folks its about reporting issues that occur via the non-emgergency and 911 system. Its not the movies.

— Sandra P. Cole (@Sandra_Cole44) May 8, 2019

Some commenters mentioned that they saw a similar incident occur at St. George Subway Station that same day.

 

doing this at st George as well?

— Justin Time (@SubwayOperator) May 8, 2019

Possibly same male in custody with TTC Special Constables at St George.

— Ed Winger (@TTCSgt30078) May 8, 2019

Ultimately, it was discovered that the naked man at St. George Station was a part of an unrelated case to the naked man at North York Station. So, police definitely aren't kidding when they say it happens more often than we think.

Investigation concluded. Not the same male. Intoxicated male being escorted to hospital for his safety. .ew

— Ed Winger (@TTCSgt30078) May 8, 2019