R-C-M-P in Surrey have charged a 15-year-old with a handful of street robberies.
Police say they responded to three separate robbery reports on April 24th where bear spray was used to help the suspect steal cellphones and headphones.
They say the suspect was arrested on May 18th.
VPD officers responded to more than 1800 incidents between Friday and Monday, an increase of 36 per cent from the same time last year. That included 28 calls to the beaches, a 250 per cent increase from the same time last year.
The regional district had issued the advisory yesterday in response to high concentrations of ground-level ozone. The district says ground-level ozone is formed when pollution from burning fossil fuels reacts with sunlight.
It happened last Thursday in the courtyard of a multi-family building, but the suspect had fled the scene by the time officers arrived. Police say the suspect was arrested yesterday and charges are pending.
Surrey School District saw more than 2,200 new students enroll this past September, bringing the student population to over 78,0000. Based on population estimates, enrolment is projected to continue increasing at a rapid pace in almost every community.
The accused were identified as Vikas Pal, Sonu Pal, Rahul Singh, Samar, Ugarsen Singh, Jitender Kumar Singh, Rohit Singh, Satish Singh, Rajesh Singh and Ashutosh Kumar. The official said that they have also recovered 42 mobile phones, nine laptops and inferior quality medicines and data of 'Hakim Suleman group'.
The corporation says the measure will be rolled out this summer, with more details to be announced in coming weeks, including the implementation date. It says security staff will scan IDs that will be automatically checked against a list of people who are taking part in the Game Break self-exclusion program.