US EditionMan arrested after two Vancouver stranger attacks over weekend
DOWNTOWN VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, AUG 5 – A 29-year-old man faces assault by choking and two assault charges after two unprovoked attacks on strangers, with witnesses detaining him until police arrived, authorities said.
- Vancouver Police Department arrested Daniel James Johnny, 29, on Sunday after two unprovoked stranger attacks downtown.
- A 40-year-old pedestrian was approached near Granville Street and West Pender Street around 11:30 a.m. on August 3 and allegedly pushed several times by a stranger.
- In the subsequent attack, the suspect allegedly threw a 30-year-old German woman to the ground on Granville Street, and she was treated in hospital for minor injuries.
- Following his arrest, the BC Prosecution Service charged Daniel James Johnny with two counts of assault and one count of assault by choking, and he is expected in court Tuesday.
- Amid public vigilance, witnesses chased the suspect into a nearby lane and held him until police arrived, with no updates on additional victims.
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Vancouver officers cleared in arrest that led to suspect's broken wrist (Metro Vancouver)
British Columbia's police watchdog group has cleared Vancouver police officers of wrongdoing in the arrest of a suspect in a stranger attack that led to the man's wrist being broken. The Independent Investigations Office says in a report that there are no "reasonable grounds" to believe th...
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Man arrested after two Vancouver stranger attacks over weekend
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Man charged in stranger assaults - Vancouver Police Department
Vancouver – Vancouver Police, with the assistance of members of the public, arrested a man following two unprovoked assaults on Sunday. At around 11:30 a.m. on August 3, a 40-year-old man was walking near Granville and West Pender Street, when he was approached by a stranger who allegedly pushed him several times before walking away. Moments later, the same suspect allegedly approached a couple walking along Granville Street and violently threw …
Vancouver officers cleared in arrest that led to suspect's broken wrist – Energeticcity.ca
VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s police watchdog group has cleared Vancouver police officers of wrongdoing in the arrest of a suspect in a stranger attack that led to the man’s wrist being broken. The Independent Investigations Office says in a report that there are no “reasonable grounds” to believe the officers committed an offence during the arrest in New Brighton Park in October 2023. Officers were called to the park for a complaint that a man…
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