Bad Way To Get Lucky In Vancouver
From the Vancouver Sun:
Metro Vancouver police issue date-rape drug warning
Tim Lai, Vancouver Sun
VANCOUVER - Vancouver Police are issuing a warning to women about date-rape drugs and to use extra caution at bars after 11 women reported sexual assaults in the Downtown Eastside and Surrey.
Const. Tim Fanning said that a man who works in the Downtown Eastside came forward last week to report these incidents after 11 women shared their stories of meeting a man in a bar and then getting raped.
“We can’t confirm at this whether it’s one suspect or a number of suspects because we have second-hand information,” said Fanning.
Fanning noted that the VPD gets a report of a sexual assault of this nature about once per week, but proving the use of date-rate drugs has been very difficult.
“By the time they report to us, if they do report to us, it’s often too late to see if drugs have been used in the sexual assault because it leaves the system fairly quickly,” he said.
Fanning wants to remind women to watch their drinks at the bar and to watch out for each other. If a sexual assault of this nature occurs, report it immediately, so the police can starting piecing the case together by reviewing security footage from the bar or talking to other patrons.
Be careful out there… Vancouver’s drugs have hit a new low.
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