Calling it one more “egocentric motion and mindless assault,” Vancouver police mentioned on Tuesday {that a} man was arrested on Monday for allegedly spitting within the face of a comfort retailer worker after refusing to put on a face masks.
In keeping with the VPD, the 36-year-old suspect, a Vancouver resident, was requested to put on a masks by a retailer worker when he entered a comfort retailer close to Seymour and Dunsmuir streets.
After the suspect refused, the worker declined to supply any service to the suspect, police mentioned. In response, the suspect turned in direction of the worker and allegedly “spat instantly” in his face.
“After the spitting, a bodily combat ensued between the 2 males,” mentioned VPD Const. Tania Visintin. “The suspect then fled the shop in a car.”
Nevertheless, officers who responded to the scene had been in a position to find the suspect and take him into custody. Assault prices have been advisable to Crown counsel.
“No worker deserves to be assaulted for merely following the well being orders set in place,” mentioned Visintin.
This newest incident comes simply days after a person accused of shoplifting was arrested in Vancouver after he allegedly pulled a baton on a grocery retailer employee who requested him to placed on a masks.
In keeping with the VPD, that incident befell this previous Friday at a grocery retailer on Robson Road.
Now, in mild of this newest incident, the VPD is reminding everybody that failure to put on a face masks in an indoor public house – as mandated by the provincial well being officer – may lead to a $230 fantastic.
