Vancouver police have arrested a man in his 50s after an alleged window-smashing spree.
Police were called to the area of East 12th Avenue and Fraser Street around 10:30 p.m. with reports of a man with a weapon breaking vehicle windshields.
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Vancouver police Const. Steve Addison said that when officers arrived, the man fled and was pursued on foot.
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Officers used a beanbag shotgun to subdue the man, “who was considered violent and armed and had ignored police commands,” said Addison.
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The suspect was treated in hospital for minor injuries from beanbag rounds and cuts from broken glass, Addison said.
The man, a Burnaby resident, remains in custody and could face a variety of charges including mischief as well as weapons and threat offences.
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