A man who was caught on camera brandishing a machete while wandering around the front yard of a home in Vancouver on Wednesday was arrested and taken into custody.
The incident – which reportedly took place in the area of Rupert Street and 41st Avenue – was captured on a residential security camera and shared on social media.
Received from chat groups: caught on camera this morning around Rupert & 41st@CTVVancouver @GlobalBC @VancouverPD pic.twitter.com/IczFyuRYOU
— Tonkatsu (@TonkatsuBC) November 25, 2020
“We received three different 911 calls yesterday about a suspicious male in that area,” VPD Const. Tania Visintin told Daily Hive on Thursday. “Patrol units responded and were able to locate the man.”
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She added that the man was taken into custody and the knife was recovered by officers.