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Originally Posted by whatnext
Cool story bro'.
Meanwhile in the 21st century (ie. the past weekend).
Vancouver Police
@VancouverPD
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#VPDscanner A shoplifter was charged with 2 counts of assault w/wpn after trying to steal display shoes from a store on Granville Saturday. Staff were assaulted while trying to stop the theft. Suspect arrested by #VPD after a bystander deployed bear spray on the alleged thief.
https://twitter.com/VancouverPD/status/1536370244637163521
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Cool story bro.
Crime as usual in a big city, or obsessively scanning to imply this is somehow different, or proof of decline of Vancouver's livability?
(I admit the bystander using bear spray is unusual - were they charged with assault?)