Close X
Sunday, November 10, 2024
ADVT 
National

Weapons Seized In Oppenheimer Park After Man Hit In The Face With The Handle Of An Axe

Darpan News Desk, 05 Mar, 2020 08:40 PM

    Vancouver Police are re-issuing concerns about public safety following an assault, and another seizure of weapons from Oppenheimer Park.

     

    “Our officers are continuing to deal with multiple seizures of weapons In the Park, which raises safety concerns for members of the community, as well as our officers,” says Sergeant Aaron Roed, VPD.

     

    “We continue to issue warnings about crime stemming from the park, which is showing no signs of slowing down.”

     

    Early yesterday morning, VPD officers responded after a 32-year-old Vancouver man was assaulted in a tent in the park. He was struck in the face with the handle of an axe and sustained minor injuries.

     

    While officers were investigating, they located the axe, along with two additional axes, six knives, and one bolt cutter, all inside of the tent. This seizure comes only week after VPD released information about another substantial seizure of weapons on February 27.

     
     

    No arrests have yet been made. Vancouver Police officers continuing to investigate this incident.

     

    This morning, shortly before 3:30 a.m., Vancouver Police officers on patrol noticed a tent on fire in Oppenheimer Park, and notified Vancouver Fire Rescue Services to assist and extinguish the fire. VPD officers cleared the area, helping people exit the park for public safety. The tent sustained severe damage, as the fire caused explosions from propane and aerosol containers. No one claimed ownership of the tent.

     

    “This fire could have gotten out of hand very quickly,” says Sergeant Aaron Roed. “It was fortunate that no one was injured.”

     

    The VPD will continue to maintain a highly visible presence in and around Oppenheimer Park, working with the City of Vancouver, Vancouver Fire and Rescue, and the Vancouver Park Board, on safety issues related to the park.

    MORE National ARTICLES

    Groundhogs Got It Wrong: Spring Isn't Coming Soon, Weather Network Says

    Groundhogs Got It Wrong: Spring Isn't Coming Soon, Weather Network Says
    Two out of three groundhogs got it wrong — at least according to the Weather Network's spring forecast.    

    Groundhogs Got It Wrong: Spring Isn't Coming Soon, Weather Network Says

    Kenney Warns Cancelled Energy Projects Stand In The Way Of Indigenous Prosperity

    Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is warning the province's $1-billion fund established last year to support Indigenous participation in major projects won't have any projects to back if the forces that helped kill the Frontier oilsands mining project this week continue to achieve their goals.

    Kenney Warns Cancelled Energy Projects Stand In The Way Of Indigenous Prosperity

    B.C. Residents In Wet'suwet'en Territory Have Right To Police Presence: Blair

    Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says the Mounties have left an outpost on the road to a disputed natural-gas pipeline project in British Columbia, but he appears to dismiss the notion that police will move completely out of the vast Wet'suwet'en territory.

    B.C. Residents In Wet'suwet'en Territory Have Right To Police Presence: Blair

    Man Makes Surprise Guilty Plea At Start Of Second-degree Murder Trial In B.C.

    Man Makes Surprise Guilty Plea At Start Of Second-degree Murder Trial In B.C.
    KELOWNA, B.C. - A murder suspect startled his own lawyer when he pleaded guilty in a Kelowna, B.C., courtroom on Tuesday.

    Man Makes Surprise Guilty Plea At Start Of Second-degree Murder Trial In B.C.

    B.C. Making Preparations To Tackle Coronavirus Now Present In 39 Countries

    VICTORIA - British Columbia's provincial health officer says plans are in the works to expand the province's battle against the novel coronavirus, which has been diagnosed in seven people.    

    B.C. Making Preparations To Tackle Coronavirus Now Present In 39 Countries

    Acceptance Of Cash Deposits Rare In Real Estate, Money Laundering Inquiry Hears

    Acceptance Of Cash Deposits Rare In Real Estate, Money Laundering Inquiry Hears
    VANCOUVER - The organization representing real estate agents in British Columbia has told a provincial inquiry into money laundering that its members have only ever accepted modest cash deposits in rare circumstances.    

    Acceptance Of Cash Deposits Rare In Real Estate, Money Laundering Inquiry Hears