National

Nathaniel Jessup, 28, Charged With Abduction Attempts Of 2 Young Girls In Stanley Park

The Canadian Press, 08 Sep, 2015 02:09 PM

VANCOUVER — Charges have been laid against a man police say tried to abduct two girls in separate incidents near Vancouver's Stanley Park.

Nathaniel David Jessup, aged 28, now charged http://t.co/8oDoHiS6lV in two recent attempted abductions in Stanley Park.
— Vancouver Police (@VancouverPD) September 8, 2015

Twenty-eight-year-old Nathaniel Jessup is accused of two counts of assault and one count of forcible confinement.

Jessup remains in custody.

Police say a two-year-old girl was grabbed by a man near Lost Lagoon on Monday afternoon.

The girl's father confronted the man, who let go of the girl and ran off.

Jessup is also accused of attempting to abduct an eight-year-old girl on the sea wall north of Denman Street on Friday.

Prev Next

MORE National ARTICLES

More Freedom For Canada's Youngest Mass Murderer Who Killed Family

MEDICINE HAT, Alta. — A woman who was 12 when she helped murder her family in southeastern Alberta is no longer under any curfews.

More Freedom For Canada's Youngest Mass Murderer Who Killed Family

Canadian Public Servant Email Addresses On Hacked Ashley Madison List

The apparent email addresses of hundreds of Canadian federal, provincial and municipal government employees are contained in a massive leaked list of names purported to be users of Ashley Madison, a matchmaking website for cheating spouses.

Canadian Public Servant Email Addresses On Hacked Ashley Madison List

Fall Forecast Calls For Hot, Dry Weather In Western Canada

TORONTO — Experts say the risk of wildfires will linger in much of western Canada in the coming months as hot and dry weather continues to dominate.

Fall Forecast Calls For Hot, Dry Weather In Western Canada

Handbook Tells Parents And Kids How To Recognize Concussion, How To Recover

At the tender age of 17, Warren McNeil considers himself a concussion veteran. He's sustained six of the brain injuries playing hockey and lacrosse, one of which knocked him out cold.

Handbook Tells Parents And Kids How To Recognize Concussion, How To Recover

'Stage 0' Breast Cancer Over-Treated, Suggests New Canadian Study

Many women are receiving unnecessary treatment for a condition that is sometimes called Stage 0 breast cancer, the findings of a new Canadian study suggest.