Man throws rocks at pregnant business owner’s stomach: VPD

Police responded to a disturbing incident in Vancouver involving a pregnant woman earlier this week.

The Vancouver Police Department (VPD) says that the woman, a business owner, had asked the male suspect to “move from in front of her store.”

The suspect allegedly responded by “throwing rocks at her stomach.”

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VPD says that the woman is eight months pregnant. She called the police and they found the suspect nearby.

“He was arrested and taken to jail, where he assaulted a VPD sergeant by coughing on him,” says police.

Fortunately, the business owner was not physically injured.