Stranger Assault

• More details emerge about Vancouver stranger assault suspect

  Dylan Gaita was released on bail before he allegedly attacked two more people on Commercial Drive in June, including a woman who was elbowed in the face. 

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  Jul 16
  
• Man charged in 2 Vancouver stranger assaults, 1 involving tourist

  Police say Daniel James Johnny, 29, has been charged with assault by choking and two counts of assault. He remains in custody.

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  Aug 5, 2025
  
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• 70-year-old victim of random Vancouver assault says attacker ‘body slammed’ him

  Vancouver police say Derrick James McFeeters, 40, has since been charged with one count of assault causing bodily harm in the alleged attack.

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  May 22, 2025
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• Man charged in unprovoked assault on 70-year-old man in Vancouver

  Police say the attack happened as the 70-year-old victim was walking near Homer and West Pender streets around 3 p.m. on May 16.

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  May 20, 2025
• Charges laid in pair of ‘unprovoked stranger assaults’ at Surrey business

  Surrey police have made an arrest in a pair of alleged stranger assaults earlier this month.

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  Feb 19, 2025
• Vancouver random stabber found not criminally responsible for violent same-day crime spree

  Kent Meades was suffering delusions including that he received messages from God when he engaged in a violent crime spree and stabbed a man in the chest in Vancouver last spring.

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  Jan 23, 2025
• Vancouver sucker punch suspect charged in separate stranger attack 4 days prior

  Both incidents were captured on security video. Earlier this week, Vancouver police shared footage of the Nov. 28 unprovoked assault.

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  Dec 5, 2024
• Suspect arrested after unprovoked assault on man walking in downtown Vancouver

  The suspect, a man who appears to be in his 20s and was wearing dark pants with a checkered shirt, ran toward Granville Street immediately after the assault, police said.

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  Dec 3, 2024
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• Intruder sexually assaults woman in her own home: Surrey RCMP

  Surrey RCMP are seeking help from the public to identify a suspect who sexually assaulted a woman inside her own home in an apparent random attack over the weekend.

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  Jul 22, 2024
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• Man who confronted driver, slashed tire in Abbotsford sought by police

  Police are looking for an e-scooter rider accused of cutting a vehicle off then becoming confrontational and slashing its tire.

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  May 16, 2024