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Port Moody Police arrest vandal

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 13 Dec, 2023 03:28 PM

Police have arrested a man who allegedly smashed several vehicle windows in the parking lot of Eagle Ridge Hospital in Port Moody.

Police say officers were called to the hospital on Monday just before 9 p-m after a man allegedly smashed the windows of vehicles parked in the lot, then threatened a security guard before fleeing.

Officers arrested a man matching the suspect description a short time later a few blocks away from the hospital.

Police say 34-year-old Nicholas Yachiw has been charged and remains in custody after officers found the man in possession of possible stolen property including passports.

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