Several months after an assault charge against a Vancouver Police officer -- who shoved a disabled woman -- was stayed, Constable Taylor Robinson is still facing disciplinary action. In June of 2010, Robinson was caught on video pushing Sandy Davidsen as she was making her way along Hastings Street. Six months later he was charged with assault. His … [Read more...]
Dropped 911 call leads to hours-long stand-off in North Vancouver
July 7, 2012 by
It was all for nothing, after a dropped 911 call led to an hours-long stand off outside a North Vancouver home Friday. RCMP and Emergency Response Team members responded, brought in an armoured car, and evacuated immediate neighbours...only to find the home empty when they went in. "All's well that ends well in this case." Constable Geoff Harder … [Read more...]
Assault charges dropped against prominent lawyer
April 27, 2012 by
Assault charges laid against a prominent Vancouver lawyer last fall have now been dropped. Terry La Liberte was arrested in Gastown on November 21st. Witnesses reported he was shouting at a woman when two men intervened. Neil Mackenzie with the criminal justice branch explains why the case is not being pursued. "In this particular case, taking into … [Read more...]
Pandora landlord charges dropped by city
April 13, 2012 by
The owner of an illegal rooming house that burned down, killing three men, is no longer facing legal action from the City of Vancouver. The fire at 2862 Pandora Street shortly before Christmas of 2010 killed Garland McKay, Dwayne Rasmussen and Stephen Yellowquill. Although several bylaws were violated by the occupants, the City's … [Read more...]
Sex charge dropped, outrage follows
February 22, 2012 by
A Vancouver rape crisis worker is commending the victim of an alleged sex assault at a 2010 rave in Pitt Meadows for speaking to media Wednesday. Daisy Kler, with Vancouver Rape Relief and Women's Shelter, says she joins the teen in her and her family's outrage that a sex assault charge was dropped a day earlier in the case. The girl, who can't be … [Read more...]
