Man mistakenly identified as Calgary home invasion suspect in BC

Man mistakenly identified as suspect in Calgary home invasion arrested in Vancouver

A police vehicle on Granville Street. (FartsPfotografy/Shutterstock)

Vancouver police are apologizing to a man who was mistakenly arrested and shot by two less-lethal rounds last week.

According to the police, officers received “reliable information” of a man who was wanted Canada-wide after a violent home invasion in Calgary.

The suspect was deemed to be “armed and dangerous, and potentially in possession of a firearm,” police said.

“Due to the high-risk nature of the arrest, VPD’s Emergency Response Team was deployed. During the arrest, officers struck a person with two rubber bullets from a less-lethal ARWEN gun,” VPD explained.

After the arrest, police realized the suspect was not involved in the home invasion. Police said the error was made because “of mistaken identity.” The innocent man was treated for his injuries.

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Police said the suspects they were looking for were Dean Patrick Gallant, 47, as well as Tinesha Lee Redwood, 35. The pair was suspected of being in BC.

Can you help us locate Dean GALLANT and Tinesa REDWOOD? They are both wanted on warrants in relation to a home invasion that occurred over the weekend in #yyc.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police or @StopCrimeYYC.

More details: https://t.co/Xnr0pTVGNC pic.twitter.com/bHp6GC9fRS

— Calgary Police (@CalgaryPolice) January 25, 2023

“At the time of his arrest, Gallant was wanted Canada-wide for break and enter, assault, assault with a weapon, robbery with a firearm, using a firearm to commit an indictable offence, and unlawful confinement in connection with an incident in Calgary on January 21,” police said.

Gallant was later arrested on February 22 at 9:00 pm near BC Children’s Hospital in Vancouver. Redwood was arrested on Monday morning in another area of Vancouver.

The warrants for her arrest included break and enter, assault, robbery with a firearm, use of a firearm to commit an indictable offence, unlawful confinement, and failing to comply with a release order.

“Senior VPD officials have apologized to the man for the mistaken arrest and support an independent review of the circumstances by the Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner,” VPD added.

Vancouver police have notified the OPCC.