Break-ins in Shaughnessy and the West Side record huge increase, thanks to all the empty houses there. Sucks if you actually live there:
Shaughnessy residents are now questioning whether the empty houses that have become common in their neighbourhood are contributing to an increase in break-ins. Joanne Lewis, a neighbour of Cullen’s, has rented a home in the neighbourhood for two years and was surprised to notice just how many homes sit empty — some for years.
There have been a number of break-ins in the neighbourhood since Lewis moved in. A fire at a $14 million house in the historic First Shaughnessy area on Oct. 22 has only heightened Lewis’ fears: police have called the fire "suspicious".
“It needs to be monitored,” she said of the empty homes. “Because the people who are remaining have to put up with this crap...”
http://www.metronews.ca/news/vancouver/2...g-vancouver-s-toniest-neighbourhood.html
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