Here’s a round up of crime news from across B.C. on Dec. 6, 2024.
Here’s a round up of crime news from across B.C. on Dec. 6, 2024.
Vancouver police release photos of man wanted for assaulting teen
Vancouver police have released images of a man wanted for an assault against a 16-year-old girl this summer.
Anyone who recognizes the man in the photographs is asked to call police.
“This case remains unsolved because we have not yet been able to identify the suspect,” said VPD spokeswoman Const. Tania Visintin in a statement.
The teen and a friend boarded the 250-line bus at Park Royal, in West Vancouver, at around 5:45 p.m. on Aug. 25, according to police.
Visintin said the friends told police they saw man they believe was staring at them, and commented aloud to each other about the man’s behaviour.
When the teens got off the bus at Pacific Centre, near Granville and Georgia streets, the man followed them and assaulted one of the girls, Visintin alleges.
A witness intervened to stop the assault. The man walked away before police could respond.
The suspect is described by police as light-skinned, in his 40s or 50s, and about 6-foot. He wears glasses and has receding hair. He was wearing an orange B.C. Lions golf shirt, cream-coloured pants, and blue and white Adidas shoes.
Anyone with information about the man’s identify is asked to call Vancouver police at 604-717-4021.
Police close Highway 97 in Okanagan for an assault investigation
KELOWNA, B.C. — RCMP in Kelowna, B.C., say they have closed Highway 97 to all traffic while officers investigate an assault.
Police say the attack happened in the early morning hours on Friday.
They have closed the route between Beaver Lake and Old Vernon roads, from north of Kelowna International Airport into the District of Lake Country.
Police say vehicles are being turned back in both directions and motorists are asked to avoid the area.
They don’t say how serious the assault injuries are or when the highway might be reopened.
Highway 97 is the main artery connecting the main cities in the Okanagan region, including between Kelowna and Vernon, B.C., where the closure is in place.
-The Canadian Press.