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Property crime goes down, as ‘person crimes’ increase Police respond with more boots on the ground DIANE STRANDBERG dstrandberg@tricitynews.com
Monte Gisborne steps out of the 1929 Hudson Super Six he’s restoring in the backyard of his Coquitlam home. The car, which was beloved by gangsters for its power as a getaway vehicle when they were fleeing bank heists, features “suicide doors” that open from front to back. For more photos and a story, see page 30. MARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS
Coquitlam RCMP is responding to an increase in assaults, gun violence and mental health calls with more boots on the ground and targeted community efforts, a new report suggests. On June 21, Insp. Andrew Martin presented his first trimester report to Coquitlam council detailing the latest crime trends in the city. According to the report, property crimes dropped
17% between January and April compared to the three year average while “person crimes” increased 16%, with many files requiring more specialized investigative techniques. Police say about 44% of these “person crimes” are assaults, and in many cases the victim and suspect know each other. As well, sex offences increased slightly by three files — from 35 to 38 — over the period. While property crimes appear to have trended lower, there were still more than 900 files created over the period. Statistics regarding gun violence were not broken SEE
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