StreetBeat – Aug. 19 – King West Fire

Posted August 19, 2010 6:49 am.

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King West Fire

A restaurant fire closed a portion of King Street West early Thursday.

The flames started around 5am at the Urban Restaurant at 303 King St. W, just west of John Street. It apparently started in the kitchen and quickly escalated to two-alarm status.

No one was hurt.

Police Looking For Man Accused Of Having An Illegal Gun

Toronto Police are looking for a man accused of having an illegal gun.

Officers searched a home in the Lawrence Avenue East and Manse Road area on June 27. Though they allegedly found weapons and ammunition, they didn’t find the man they belonged to.

Antwoan Samuels (pictured below), 23, is wanted for:

possession of a Prohibited Firearm with Ammunition
Possession of a Firearm Obtained by the Commission of an Offence
Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm
Possession of a Firearm Knowing its Possession is Unauthorized
Careless Storage Ammunition
Firearm Careless Storage
Possession of Property Obtained by Crime (under).

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-4300, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), online at www.222tips.com, text TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637), or Leave A Tip on Facebook.

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