Toronto police have one man in custody after dozens of car tires were slashed in Leslieville Thursday.

Residents aired their anger and frustration Friday, saying this is the umpteenth time this has happened since last winter.

“The community is up in arms,” resident Scott Henderson said.

A Star photographer on Friday morning saw dozens of cars with flat tires on at least four streets in the area: Winnifred Ave., Brooklyn Ave., Leslie St. and Dundas St. E.

Toronto police spokesperson Katrina Arrogante told the Star that police are not immediately releasing the age or identity of the suspect. Details regarding how the man was arrested will be released at a later date, she said.

Toronto police 55 Division issued a public safety alert Friday afternoon, saying 60 reports of vehicle damage have been received since July 1.

“These incidents have occurred in the evening to early morning,” the police news release read. “Many of these incidents, but not all, have occurred on Wednesday night to Thursday mornings.”

Henderson told the Star his car has had its tires slashed twice — first back in March — but says similar incidents have happened nearby in the winter and in April.

“Hundreds and hundreds” of cars have been affected, Henderson said. “People are afraid to park their cars on the street tonight because you never know when you’re going to wake up and find your tires have been slashed.”

Ashley Waye, who lives in Leslieville, said her car’s two curbside tires were slashed Thursday night and then she got ticket around 4 a.m. from the city for not moving her car.

Her message to a potential tire-slasher? “We didn’t do anything to you,” Waye said. “You know, we’re regular people, regular families and this is enough damage that we can’t claim it on an insurance policy, but enough that it’s a few hundred dollars to the individual families and the community.”

Traci Rogers, another local resident, said her tire was slashed Thursday evening and her boyfriend had his slashed a couple of months ago.

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“What kind of person gets off doing this to people?” Rogers said in a Facebook message. “I think he should be responsible for the costs of tow trucks/tires/lost wages of every car he has done this too.

“This is a HUGE inconvenience for so many people,” she said. “Nobody has time for this nonsense.”