Vancouver Crime

• Crown seeking 3 years in prison for Vancouver man’s 5th random assault in 2 years

  All of the victims were punched in the face. With credit for time already spent in custody, Massimo Falvo was sentenced to one day in jail and three years probation.

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  Nov 14
  
• B.C. man charged in alleged naked urination assault on Vancouver woman

  Court records indicate Chaas Mearns was scheduled to appear in court on Oct. 29, and that a bench warrant was issued for his arrest on that date.

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  Nov 6
  
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• Vancouver police bust criminal network operating out of Downtown Eastside hotel

  Three people have now been arrested, $336,000 in toxic drugs were seized and thousands of dollars in stolen goods recovered following a six-week investigation.

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  Oct 22
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• Multiple people stabbed in attack along Yaletown seawall

  The suspect is between five feet three and five feet seven inches tall and has a slim build and long, dark hair worn in a ponytail. She was wearing a leather jacket, police said.

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  Oct 10
• Man dies in early morning shooting in Vancouver’s Strathcona neighbourhood

  Police said no one has been arrested and it is unclear if the victim and the suspect knew each other. Police tape remains up at the scene.

  Crime

  Sep 30
• VPD’s Task Force Barrage will run beyond 6 months and residents say they feel safer

  In the first five months of Barrage, the VPD said it seized 1,145 weapons, made 740 warrant arrests and submitted 492 reports to Crown counsel for potential charges.

  Crime

  Aug 5
• Vancouver becomes 1st city in Canada to ban gun-shaped lighters

  Council approved the ban this week after Vancouver police presented data showing 162 calls last year involving gun-shaped lighters.

  Crime

  Jul 24
• Vancouver police say suspect has broken into 16 homes in city’s west side this year

  Police said the suspect, believed to be a man in his 30s, enters homes through unlocked doors late at night or early in the morning, often when people are home.

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  Jun 16
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• Violence, street crime down in Vancouver’s DTES due to task force, police say

  Task Force Barrage was launched three months ago to target criminals and criminal activity in the Downtown Eastside.

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  May 22
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• Woman recovering from ‘violent’ sex assault in Vancouver pool changing room

  Police were called just before 11 a.m. after someone saw a suspicious man enter the changing room near the Second Beach pool on Monday morning.

  Crime

  May 20