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Violent carjacking rampage starts in Richmond Homeowner in hospital after stabbing Police are trying to confirm the link between the invasion and an earlier hit-and-run car crash, nearby Thirty-year-old Jonathan on the Highway 99 on-ramp from Leblanc was due in court Tuesday Highway 91. after police claim he went on a Around 6:45 p.m., a black Ford violent, one-man crime spree across Geo rear-ended an SUV on the three Lower Mainland municipaliramp and sent the SUV, with a famties, including Richmond. ily of three inside, careening more Leblanc, of Delta, is facing than 100 metres down the highway charges of robbery and assault with before it landed on its roof. a weapon in relation to one of the Two of the three passengers incidents during an alleged fivewere taken to hospital with nonhour rampage Sunday life-threatening injunight. ri ries and were later The mayhem re released. included a terrifyMeanwhile, the Geo ing home invasion en ended up in a ditch in Richmond, which an and, although police spurred local Mounties ca can’t yet confirm the to urge people to be li link, its driver is suscareful opening their pe pected to have run to doors to strangers. th the Deerfield Crescent The invasion — in ho home and carried out the 4200-block of — Const. Fox th the invasion and stabDeerfield Crescent, bi bing before stealing a just northwest of gr grey Honda Accord. R d — is Highway 91 and No. 5 Road The suspect then drove to reportedly linked to the string of Vancouver, where he was involved serious crimes on the same night in a head-on collision near 27th across the Lower Mainland. Avenue and Victoria Drive just after The homeowner, thought to be in 7 p.m., according to Vancouver his 60s, was stabbed several times Police. during the invasion, before his car From that scene, he ran to was stolen by his assailant. Victoria and Kingsway, where he Richmond RCMP said Monday allegedly tried to rob a man at an afternoon the resident was in “seriATM machine. ous, but stable” condition in hosAfterwards, the suspect is pital. thought to have crossed the street to “While this appears to be a rare an Esso gas station, where he allegand isolated incident, people are edly tried to steal another vehicle reminded to exercise caution when with two children, age seven and opening their doors to strangers,” 10, in the back seat. said Richmond RCMP spokesperThe driver of the vehicle son Const. Veronica Fox. see Suspect page 5 BY ALAN CAMPBELL
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“(The victim) opened his door and was stabbed multiple times.”
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Flu shots recommended as H1N1 cases rise BY PHILIP RAPHAEL
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A quick jab in the arm could save you a whole lot of time being seriously ill. That’s the message Vancouver Coastal Health authority officials are sending out, urging the public to get a flu shot as the region experiences a spike in cases, some involving the severe H1N1 strain. Since Christmas, a total of 20 adults have been hospitalized with flu in the region — five of
into enclosed spaces which can promote the spread of the illness. D’Angelo said the current H1N1 strain has mutated from the one that claimed a number of lives four years ago, and shots received then do not offer protection now. “Flu shots are available now and you can get them from your doctor’s office, pharmacies, and walk-in clinics,” she said. “But be aware, it takes 10 days after having the shot to build up your immunity. That means you are not quite see Pharmacies page 4
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