Arrest made after assaults on Vancouver seawall: VPD
Posted August 21, 2023 12:20 pm.
Last Updated August 21, 2023 4:56 pm.
Police in Vancouver say a man has been arrested after multiple people on the city’s seawall were assaulted over the weekend.
The Vancouver Police Department says reports of the assaults along the pathway in the Coal Harbour neighbourhood came in around 10:30 a.m. Saturday morning.
#VPDscanner: #VPD officers quickly responded to 911 calls reporting a man assaulting several people along the seawall on Saturday. With the help of the public, the suspect was located before anyone was seriously hurt. He was taken to jail & has been charged with assault x4. pic.twitter.com/k9PFvzm8ND
— Vancouver Police (@VancouverPD) August 21, 2023
The department says officers were able to find the suspect before anyone was “seriously hurt.”
Police say the man has since been charged with four counts of assault.
With files from The Canadian Press
