Vancouver security guards allegedly bear sprayed twice while chasing liquor thief
Vancouver Canada April 20 2021
Two Vancouver security guards and a bystander allegedly got a face full of bear spray at a downtown liquor store police are reporting.
Earlier this week two Vancouver security guards and a bystander were sprayed with bear spray from a not-so-subtle thief.
According to a release from Vancouver Crime Stories the incident took place at a downtown liquor store.
The guards were sprayed once while trying to apprehend the man stealing from the store and a second time when the guards followed the man out of the store. During the second spray a bystander was also hit.
Officers from the Vancouver Police Department arrived and arrested the man after a brief struggle. The bear spray was seized, and the man was taken to jail.
Police are recommending charges for robbery and assault with a weapon.
