Toronto Police Arrest Girl, 14, After Firework Set Off on Bus During Rush Hour

People ride on a shuttle bus outside a west-end Toronto subway stop after subway service was closed during the morning commute on April 5, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy

Toronto Police Service (TPS) has announced the arrest of a 14-year-old girl for allegedly setting off a firework while on a public bus that was full of commuters during late afternoon rush hour.

A TPS news release on May 31 said the youth was allegedly a passenger of a Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) bus near Kingston Road and Guildwood Parkway, on May 30, at approximately 4:00 p.m. local time.