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Man jumps on police car and smashes windshield: VPD

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 19 Jun, 2023 04:42 PM
  • Man jumps on police car and smashes windshield: VPD

Vancouver police say a man jumped on a police car and smashed the windshield over the weekend before he tried to run away.

Officers say yesterday's incident was unrelated to a traffic stop they were conducting at the time. 

A man in his 20s was arrested and charges are pending.

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