2 charged with robbery after assault with a mallet in Vancouver

Two men were charge with robbery after an assault with a mallet in downtown Vancouver Tuesday morning. (CityNews Image)

By Raynee Novak

Posted October 21, 2026 12:45 pm.

The Vancouver Police Department (VPD) charged two men with robbery after a victim was assaulted with a mallet on Tuesday morning.

Around 1:42 a.m., VPD were called to the scene of an alleged assault with a hammer near West Cordova Street and Richards Street.

A 35-year-old man was found with bruising to his head, both hands injured and a bloody nose.

VPD officers worked with a security guard who showed them CCTV footage of the two suspected males. Police were able to quickly locate the two men and arrest them.

While searching the men, VPD found a rubber mallet and the victims car key fob.

Both men were taken to jail and remained in custody pending a bail hearing.

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