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

Tension Rises At Conservative Event As Duffy Questions Continue On Campaign

OTTAWA — Tensions bubbled over at a campaign event in Toronto today when Conservative supporters interrupted reporters during the prime minister's press conference and hurled expletives at them as they were leaving the event.

Tension Rises At Conservative Event As Duffy Questions Continue On Campaign

Field Guide Highlights Edible Seaweeds On West Coast, Explains Why They Smell

MADEIRA PARK, B.C. — Stroll along a west coast shoreline and you might come across a diverse range of seaweeds — big, small and sometimes smelly.

Field Guide Highlights Edible Seaweeds On West Coast, Explains Why They Smell

Ex-PM Aide Nigel Wright To Face More Grilling At Mike Duffy Trial

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s former chief of staff and Mike Duffy's lawyer are expected to continue sparring today at the embattled senator's trial at the Ontario Court of Justice in Ottawa.

Ex-PM Aide Nigel Wright To Face More Grilling At Mike Duffy Trial

Shallow, Magnitude 4.4 Earthquake Lightly Felt In Northeastern British Columbia

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — A magnitude 4.4 earthquake has shaken northeastern British Columbia, but no damage has been reported.

Shallow, Magnitude 4.4 Earthquake Lightly Felt In Northeastern British Columbia

Drought-Stressed B.C. Timber Could Face Threat From Hungry Bark Beetles

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — A B.C. government entomologist in Kamloops says the current drought across most of the southern half of the province is stressing timber across the Interior.