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Yahoo
3 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Man arrested after sexually assaulting teen girl in Vancouver bathroom
A man has been arrested and charged after a crime spree on Wednesday that involved assaulting a woman, sexually assaulting a teen girl, and attempting to rob a bank. According to Vancouver police, the violent string of incidents began around 5:15 p.m. on May 28 in an office at Cambie and West 41st. A woman was leaving an appointment when she was grabbed in the hallway and assaulted. She was able to scream and get away unharmed. Just 14 minutes later, a teen girl was using a washroom in the same building when an unknown man cornered her inside with a knife and sexually assaulted her. The attacker fled after someone tried to enter the washroom. As police were responding to the sex assault, they said a man walked into a bank on the ground floor of the building and tried to rob it. Police arrest a suspect. John Frederick Field, a 62-year-old Surrey man, is charged with sexual assault with a weapon against a person under 16, forcible confinement, carrying a concealed weapon, robbery and assault. He was being held in custody. Police are asking anyone with information about the incidents to contact police at 604-717-0602. sip@ Suspect in Lapu Lapu festival killings makes second appearance in Vancouver court B.C.'s minimum wage is going up: Here's everything you need to know
CBC
3 days ago
- Health
- CBC
Man charged with sexually assaulting girl, 14, in public washroom in Vancouver
A suspect has been charged with sexually assaulting a teenage girl in a public bathroom in Vancouver on Wednesday, police say. The alleged assault was part of an "alleged crime spree" that included a second assault and a bank robbery at a bank, the Vancouver Police Department (VPD) said in a release. All of the alleged crimes occurred at an office building at Cambie Street and West 41st Avenue, near Oakridge Centre. A 58-year-old woman was leaving a medical appointment in the building when a man allegedly grabbed her and assaulted her around 5:15 p.m. PT, police said. She screamed and managed to get away without serious injury. Minutes later, a 14-year-old girl was using a public washroom in the building when she was allegedly sexually assaulted and forcibly confined by a stranger armed with knife, police said. The suspect escaped after another person tried to enter the washroom, according to the release. Police said the suspect then entered a bank on the ground floor of the building and allegedly robbed it. He was taken into custody around 5:40 p.m. John Frederick Field, 62, of Surrey, B.C., has been charged with assault, sexual assault with a weapon against a person under 16, forcible confinement, carrying a concealed weapon, and robbery, police said. He remains in custody. Field was subject to a Canada-wide warrant in 2022 when he failed to return to a halfway house after receiving statutory release from the maximum-security Kent Institution in Agassiz, B.C. At the time, VPD deemed him a "high-risk sex offender" and a significant risk to the public. He was arrested four days later by Surrey RCMP. He was serving a sentence for sexual assault, break and enter, and robbery and theft at the time, and police said he had a history of committing violent offences while under the influence of drugs. He was arrested four days later by Surrey RCMP.
CTV News
3 days ago
- General
- CTV News
Man faces multiple charges after robbery, assaults in Vancouver crime spree
A Vancouver Police Department patch is seen on an officer's uniform in Vancouver, on Jan. 9, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck A 62-year-old man is facing a string of charges, including sexual assault and forcible confinement, in connection to a crime rampage that involved two assaults and the robbery of a bank in Vancouver Wednesday afternoon. The spree began around 5:15 p.m. with the assault of a woman in an office building at Cambie Street and West 41st Avenue, near Oakridge Centre, the Vancouver Police Department said in a statement Friday. The woman, 58, had been leaving a medical appointment when a stranger grabbed her and assaulted her in a hallway. The woman screamed and was able to escape without serious injury, police said. 'Minutes later, a 14-year-old girl was using a public washroom in the same building when she was sexually assaulted and forcibly confined by a stranger who was armed with a knife,' the statement said. During the assault, someone attempted to enter the washroom, resulting in the suspect fleeing the scene. As police responded to a call relating to the assault, the suspect was entering a bank on the ground floor of the same building to commit robbery. Just 25 minutes after the spree had begun, the suspect was located by police, arrested and taken into custody. Surrey man John Frederick Field, 62, has been charged with sexual assault with a weapon against a person under 16, forcible confinement, carrying a concealed weapon, robbery and assault. He remains in custody, police said. Field was considered a high-risk offender by the VPD when he disappeared from his halfway house after being let out on statutory release from Kent Institution in 2022. Field was rearrested a few days later. In their statement at the time, police said the then-60-year-old was 'considered a significant risk to the public.'
Global News
3 days ago
- Global News
Teen sexually assaulted in bathroom during Vancouver ‘crime spree': police
A 62-year-old Surrey man is facing multiple charges after police say he sexually assaulted a teenage girl as a part of an alleged 'crime spree' in a Vancouver office building on Wednesday. Vancouver police say the series of events began around 5:15 p.m. in a building at Cambie Street and 41st Avenue. 1:05 Youth sexually assaulted in North Vancouver park washroom Investigators say the suspect first grabbed and assaulted a 58-year-old woman who was leaving a medical appointment. She was able to escape without serious harm. Story continues below advertisement The suspect then entered a public washroom where he forcibly confined and sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl while armed with a knife. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. Sign up for breaking National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy The attack was interrupted by someone else trying to enter the washroom, at which point the suspect fled. 0:45 Woman attacked in Vancouver Stanley Park change room Police say the suspect then entered and robbed a bank on the building's first floor. Officers arrested the man at the scene around 5:40 p.m. John Frederick Field has now been charged with sexual assault with a weapon against a person under 16, forcible confinement, carrying a concealed weapon, robbery and assault. He remains in police custody.
