Vancouver Secrets

Where’s PETA When You Need Them?

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100 turkeys were mutilated and killed in Langley farm break-in this past Sunday.

Police said some of the turkeys were disemboweled and beheaded.

The attacker broke into a commercial turkey barn and maimed the birds using a tool found on the property, said RCMP Const. Holly Marks.

“Some were beheaded. Some were disemboweled. Some had to be euthanized,” Marks said.

The odd thing is that this isn’t the first time birds have been targeted.

In 1992, a man attacked and killed eight flamingos in a pen in Stanley Park.

In 1994,  a middle-aged man killed four ducklings in a park by throwing stones at them.

Sad, with thanksgiving getting close…

Bad Way To Get Lucky In Vancouver

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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.

What Would You Do With $170,000 Worth of Butter?

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Police puzzled by $170,000 Vancouver butter theft
Mary Frances Hill, Vancouver Sun

VANCOUVER — A theft of a semi-trailer carrying $170,000 worth of butter has Vancouver and Delta police baffled.

The semi-trailer truck was found in the 8200-block of River Road in Delta, near an industrial park. It had been emptied of its contents.

The truck was stolen Monday around 9 a.m. from the 300-block of Southeast Marine Drive in Vancouver.

“Semi-trailers do go missing on a regular basis, but butter’s not a typical product that’s stolen,” said Const. Paul Eisenzimmer of the Delta Police Department.

“The average corner store that might be interested in buying stolen cigarettes wouldn’t likely be interested in butter. Getting rid of $170,000 worth of butter would be pretty hard.”

Crime is getting out of hand…