Police to lay 40 charges in Stanley Cup riots
HOCKEY RIOT People watch a car burn during a riot following game 7 of the NHL Stanley Cup final in downtown Vancouver, B.C., in this June 15, 2011 photo.
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Police in Vancouver are on track to lay 40 charges related to the Stanley Cup riots by Halloween, investigators said Wednesday.
“We are on track to deliver 40 charges to Crown by October 31st, and more charges will continue to flow in the weeks and months to follow,” Les Yeo, a team commander with the Integrated Riot Investigation Team, said in a statement Wednesday afternoon.
The team is also serving warrants on a number of media outlets in Vancouver — among them The Vancouver Sun, The Province, and Globe and Mail newspapers, along with Global TV, CTV and CBC.
“We are on track to deliver 40 charges to Crown by October 31st, and more charges will continue to flow in the weeks and months to follow,” Les Yeo, a team commander with the Integrated Riot Investigation Team, said in a statement Wednesday afternoon.
The team is also serving warrants on a number of media outlets in Vancouver — among them The Vancouver Sun, The Province, and Globe and Mail newspapers, along with Global TV, CTV and CBC.
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