Hoping the public will be able to help identify a suspect, the Vancouver Police Department (VPD) released footage of a man who allegedly pushed a stranger down a flight of stairs..On March 1, just before 5:30 p.m., a 61-year-old man had a “brief interaction” outside the Granville Street SkyTrain station with two men, one of whom followed the victim into the station and shoved him down a flight of stairs..The suspect then proceeded to kick the man while he was laying on the ground until a passerby intervened..VPD describes the suspect as an indigenous man in his 40’s with short black hair and a slim build. He was wearing a white shirt, dark blue jeans, black running shoes and a red, white and blue baseball cap..Police say the victim suffered minor injuries and was treated at the scene by paramedics..The suspect fled the area before police arrived..Vancouver has seen a significant increase of “random attacks” recently, including a woman who was stabbed with a hypodermic needle last week..Similarly, another woman was stabbed with a hypodermic needle in October while leaving a coffee shop. It was around this time that VPD said about four unprovoked, random attacks were happening per day..Reid Small is a BC-based reporter for the Western Standard.,rsmall@westernstandardonline.com,.Twitter.com/reidsmall.This is what the Western Standard is up againstThe Trudeau government is funding lies and propaganda by directly subsidizing the mainstream media. They do this to entrench the powerful Eastern, woke and corrupt interests that dominate the political, social and economic institutions in Canada. Federal authorities are constantly trying to censor us and stop us from publishing the stories that they don’t want you to read. Ottawa may weaponize our taxes and police against us, but we’ve got a powerful ally on our side.You. Free men, and free women. We need you to stand with us and become a member of the Western Standard. Here’s what you will get for your membership:Unlimited access to all articles from the Western Standard, Alberta Report, West Coast Standard, and Saskatchewan Standard, with no paywall. Our daily newsletter delivered to your inbox. .Access to exclusive Member-only WS events.Keep the West’s leading independent media voice strong and free.If you can, please support us with a monthly or annual membership. It takes just a moment to set up, and you will be making a big impact on keeping one the last independent media outlets in Canada free from Ottawa’s corrupting influence.
Hoping the public will be able to help identify a suspect, the Vancouver Police Department (VPD) released footage of a man who allegedly pushed a stranger down a flight of stairs..On March 1, just before 5:30 p.m., a 61-year-old man had a “brief interaction” outside the Granville Street SkyTrain station with two men, one of whom followed the victim into the station and shoved him down a flight of stairs..The suspect then proceeded to kick the man while he was laying on the ground until a passerby intervened..VPD describes the suspect as an indigenous man in his 40’s with short black hair and a slim build. He was wearing a white shirt, dark blue jeans, black running shoes and a red, white and blue baseball cap..Police say the victim suffered minor injuries and was treated at the scene by paramedics..The suspect fled the area before police arrived..Vancouver has seen a significant increase of “random attacks” recently, including a woman who was stabbed with a hypodermic needle last week..Similarly, another woman was stabbed with a hypodermic needle in October while leaving a coffee shop. It was around this time that VPD said about four unprovoked, random attacks were happening per day..Reid Small is a BC-based reporter for the Western Standard.,rsmall@westernstandardonline.com,.Twitter.com/reidsmall.This is what the Western Standard is up againstThe Trudeau government is funding lies and propaganda by directly subsidizing the mainstream media. They do this to entrench the powerful Eastern, woke and corrupt interests that dominate the political, social and economic institutions in Canada. Federal authorities are constantly trying to censor us and stop us from publishing the stories that they don’t want you to read. Ottawa may weaponize our taxes and police against us, but we’ve got a powerful ally on our side.You. Free men, and free women. We need you to stand with us and become a member of the Western Standard. Here’s what you will get for your membership:Unlimited access to all articles from the Western Standard, Alberta Report, West Coast Standard, and Saskatchewan Standard, with no paywall. Our daily newsletter delivered to your inbox. .Access to exclusive Member-only WS events.Keep the West’s leading independent media voice strong and free.If you can, please support us with a monthly or annual membership. It takes just a moment to set up, and you will be making a big impact on keeping one the last independent media outlets in Canada free from Ottawa’s corrupting influence.