Transit Violence

• Police seek man accused of assaulting 16-year-old in Vancouver

  Police have released images of a man they say allegedly assaulted a 16-year-old girl after following her when she got off a bus in Vancouver in August.

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  Dec 6, 2024
  
• Bus driver punched in the face in Vancouver, union calls for more security

  The union representing Metro Vancouver bus drivers said the victim is recovering, but is in pain and worried he could run into his assailant again while on the job.

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  Apr 28, 2023
  
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• Surrey SkyTrain stabbing suspect arrested, released with conditions

  The victim was left with what police described as a "serious" stab wound to his stomach area, but has since been discharged from the hospital.

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  Apr 24, 2023
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• 29-year-old faces charges in Mill Woods Transit Centre attack

  Police received calls of a man assaulting people at the Mill Woods Transit Centre and he now faces charges.

  Crime

  Apr 23, 2023
• What Canada can learn from the U.S. to tackle transit violence 

  Experts say some U.S. cities have taken a multi-pronged approach to violence on transit, addressing issues like housing and substance abuse in parallel with security.

  Canada

  Apr 20, 2023
• Mom whose son was killed in Surrey bus stabbing urges people to call police, not film violence

  Holly Indridson said her 17-year-old son, Ethan Bespflug, didn't know the man who attacked him, but was acquainted with the woman who was with his alleged attacker.

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  Apr 18, 2023
• Suspect charged in connection with fatal Surrey bus stabbing of teen Ethan Bespflug

  Bespflug was on his way home on April 11 when an altercation took place on the bus. He was killed on board at 100th Avenue and Kind George Boulevard around 9:30 p.m.

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  Apr 17, 2023
• Man stabbed in the abdomen at Surrey Central SkyTrain Station 

  While Metro Vancouver Transit Police has upped its presence in 'high-traffic transit hubs' to curb violence, there was a stabbing at the Surrey Central SkyTrain Station Saturday.

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  Apr 15, 2023
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• ‘We will not stand for this’: TransLink CEO addresses recent bus, SkyTrain attacks

  "We will not allow criminals or those who want to commit crimes to come on to our system. This is our system," TransLink CEO Kevin Quinn said on Friday.

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  Apr 14, 2023
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• Ontario NDP, ATU Canada increase calls for funding, staffing for transit safety

  Ontario's New Democrats and a national labour union are calling for increased funding and staffing for public transit amid recent high-profile violent incidents in Toronto.

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  Apr 5, 2023