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Examples of the First Charges Recommended

SYNOPSIS #120 year old manWestbank, BC

Charges of participating in a riot, assaulting a police officer and disarming a policeofficer, are being recommended against a 20 year old man from Westbank, BC. Afterwatching the hockey game with friends at the Hamilton Street Live Site, the

intoxicated man walked up to a crowd control police officer and allegedly kicked hisshield and attempted to grab his baton. He has no criminal history with police.

LOCATION

600 Homer Street

CHARGES

participating in a riot assaulting a police officer disarming a police officer

SYNOPSIS #221 year old manDelta, BC

Charges are being recommended for a 21 year old man from Delta. The man watchedthe game from the Live Site on West Georgia Street. In his intoxicated state, hebecame separated from his friends. Its alleged that minutes after the end of Game7, he witnessed numerous assaults, portable toilets being overturned, and fires being

set. Instead of walking away, he chose to join in. The man grabbed a pole from theback of a parked truck and smashed out the rear tail lights and back window of thatsame vehicle. He is then alleged to have helped set the truck on fire and fuel the fireby throwing garbage onto the flames. He has no criminal record.

LOCATION

300 block W. Georgia

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CHARGES

participating in a riot mischief over $5000 arson

SYNOPSIS #323 year old womanSurrey, BC

Just before 8:30 p.m. on June 15th, an intoxicated 23 year old woman from Surreywas amongst a large crowd of people in the 100 block of West Georgia. Allegedly, shewas seen entering a police car and tried to set the rear seat on fire with a cigarette

lighter. She then moved to the front of the car and was able to set the front headreston fire. As the police car burned, the woman reportedly walked away shoutingobscenities.

Moments later, the same woman is seen on video allegedly grabbing a piece of woodand smashing the police car several times.

For her role on June 15th, charges of participating in a riot, mischief and arson arebeing recommended to Crown. The woman has no criminal record.

LOCATION

100 block of West Georgia

CHARGES

participating in a riot mischief arson

SYNOPSIS #452 year old manPort Coquitlam, BC

DNA collected at the scene, places a 52 year old man from Port Coquitlam inside adepartment store in the 700 block of Granville Street. Investigators were able to viewvideo footage showing the man allegedly looting the store shortly after 10:00 p.m.

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The man is known to police and has a lengthy criminal record for theft, break andenter and sex offences.

LOCATION

710 Granville Street

CHARGES

participating in a riot break and enter

SYNOPSIS #5

20 year old manVancouver, BC

A 20 year old man from Vancouver was at home watching the riot unfold ontelevision, when he made the decision to head downtown into the crowds.

His alleged crime spree started shortly before 11:00 p.m. in the 600 block of GranvilleStreet. He is seen on surveillance video throwing a mannequin through the window ofa department store. He continued on down the street, where he threw a broken chairthrough a window of a second location. The same man is then seen on video breakinginto a third business, through a previously shattered window. While inside, he grabs a

metal clothes rack and is alleged to have smashed out the remaining store windows.He has no criminal record.

LOCATION

600 block of Granville Street

CHARGES

participating in a riot mischief three counts break and enter