The man accused of stealing thousands of bicycles off Toronto streets is in trouble with the law again.
Police say at about 2:30pm Saturday, two people in the
Dufferin St. and Wallace Ave. area were surprised by former bike shop owner, Igor Kenk, who was apparently trying to remove property from their home.
When they confronted the 50-year-old man, he allegedly swung a metal pipe at them and drove away.
Officers arrested Kenk an hour later and charged him with three counts of assault, including one with a weapon.
This isn't Kenk's first brush with authorities. At the time of the incident Sunday, he was
out on bail for bike theft and drug offences related to a highly-publicized case
last summer.
He was arrested in July after undercover officers allegedly spotted him ordering a man to steal two bikes on Queen Street. Subsequent searches of his shop, The Bicycle Clinic, and nearby properties uncovered some 2,700 stolen bikes.
He was scheduled to appear in court Monday morning to face the latest charges.