Transit Police say they've arrested a 17 year old girl accused of stabbing her 28 year old ex-boyfriend. The force says the two had been drinking Friday afternoon and evening, and the girl allegedly followed the man onto a bus and skytrain where they argued. She is accused of stabbing him in the leg at the Gateway skytrain station in Surrey early … [Read more...]
He allegedly grabbed up 3 year old and now not guilty by mental illness
November 13, 2012 by
A man who allegedly took a boy hostage at an eastside community centre in 2010 has been found not criminally responsible. Almost exactly two years ago, a man locked himself and a three-year-old boy inside a bathroom in the Ray-Cam Community Centre. An eight-hour standoff with police ensued into the night, until officers stormed in when … [Read more...]
New Westminster man facing charges after allegedly assaulting woman while on a bus
October 20, 2012 by
A 30-year old New Westminster man is facing charges -- after allegedly assaulting a woman on-board a bus. Transit Police say it happened Thursday morning -- when the man started yelling at a group of strangers. When one of the women intervened, he allegedly spat on her, and started to kick and punch her. He also apparently threatened to hit the … [Read more...]
Langley mounties looking for teen who allegedly assaulted and tried to rob young girl
August 28, 2012 by
Langley mounties need your help in identifying a young man who assaulted a young girl as she tried to rob her. In a release, police say the 14 year old victim was walking in the 21100 block of 85th Avenue and noticed a man walking towards her. When she crossed the street to avoid him, he followed. He confronted her and demanded she turn over her … [Read more...]
21 year old arrested and charged after allegedly attacking Skytrain rider
July 6, 2012 by
Transit Police say they've arrested a 21 year old man after he allegedly attacked a skytrain rider early Friday morning. They say the attack happened at the Columbia Street Station--that a 25 year old Delta man got on the train with a friend after a concert. A woman they had met on the train platform got on as well. Police say a man went up to the … [Read more...]
Man charged after allegedly waving fake gun along seawall
June 29, 2012 by
A 36-year-old Vancouver man has been charged after a man waved a fake gun at people walking along the seawall. Police say they received calls Wednesday night from people near the 1800 block of Spyglass, saying a man was walking along the seawall pointing a gun. Robert Michael Bellini now faces charges of assault, possession of a weapon for … [Read more...]
Burnaby school district sues worker over allegedly stolen funds
June 10, 2012 by
The Burnaby School District is going to court to try and recover more than $ 100,000 it claims was stolen by a staff member. The district has filed a notice of civil claim alleging Jodi Fingarsen, a former bookkeeper at Alpha Secondary stole donations, fees, and misdirected checks. The district is also going after CIBC and Vancity for not … [Read more...]
Two men allegedly attacked by trio with baseball bats in Surrey
June 10, 2012 by
Two men in their early twenties were sent to hospital early Sunday morning after allegedly being attacked by a trio of men with baseball bats. RCMP Staff Sgt. Blair McColl says police were called shortly after 1:00. The victims were on 132nd Street at about 80th Avenue in Surrey. "These two males had been walking along the side of the road … [Read more...]
Zoo animals allegedly slaughtered
February 13, 2012 by
Vancouver park board chair Constance Barnes expressed shock Sunday after reports that some former Stanley Park petting zoo animals have been sent to slaughter. When the zoo closed in 2011, many of the goats and sheep were adopted out to a hobby farm where they were to live out the rest of their lives. But Barnes recently discovered that the owner … [Read more...]
Vancouver man sues city for wounds allegedly suffered during police dog arrest
January 26, 2012 by
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