Citizen's Arrest

• New trial for Ontario couple convicted of unlawful confinement in citizen’s arrest

  Ontario's top court has ordered a new trial for a Caledon, Ont., couple found guilty of unlawful confinement after they tied up two young men caught stealing from their property.

  Crime

  Nov 15, 2019
  
• Vigilante justice not worth the risk, says Winnipeg lawyer

  The RCMP is discouraging Manitobans from vigilante activity following a series of events in Headingley, including one that resulted in a car chase and crash.

  Crime

  Sep 17, 2019
  
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• Citizen’s arrest ends hour-long Vancouver crime spree

  A 23-year-old Calgary man has been nabbed after an hour-long crime spree.

  Crime

  Apr 25, 2018
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• Theft victim takes selfie with suspect

  The owner took a selfie of himself detaining the suspect while his brother called the police.

  Crime

  Dec 20, 2016
• ‘Armed and dangerous’ Alberta man ‘apprehended by local citizens’

  Police in northern Alberta said a man wanted on over 30 charges, previously described as "armed and dangerous," has been arrested after he was "apprehended by local citizens" in the northwest part of the province.

  Crime

  Nov 19, 2016
• Edmonton theatre washroom incident results in child porn charges

  A man is facing child pornography charges after an incident in the men's washroom at West Edmonton Mall's Scotiabank Theatre Sunday.

  Crime

  May 25, 2016
• High-stakes citizen’s arrest of armed man in Toronto caught on video

  A dramatic video of a citizen's arrest shows a man desperately trying to disarm a suspect wielding a loaded handgun in Toronto's west end.

  Crime

  Mar 26, 2016
• Cops praise citizen’s arrest in alleged subway sex assault, caution on delayed arrests

  Police are crediting an eagle-eyed commuter for making a citizen’s arrest of a fellow subway passenger sought weeks earlier in an alleged sexual assault on the transit service, but caution the public against making similar after-the-fact attempts at administering the law.

  Crime

  Feb 1, 2016
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• Citizen arrest in Penticton jewellery store robbery

  One of the suspects managed to escape but the other was apprehended and held by mall shoppers until RCMP arrived.

  Crime

  Jan 29, 2016