Nearly 200 weapons seized during first month of police task force on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside

Nearly 200 weapons seized during first month of police task force on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside

With new funding from the city, Vancouver Police Department launched Task Force Barrage on Feb. 13th. Since then, 197 weapons have been seized by officers in the neighbourhood.

Assaults drop in first month of Downtown Eastside crime crackdown, police say - BC

The Vancouver Police Department announced Task Force Barrage in mid-February, a three-pronged plan to target organized and violent crime in the neighbourhood.

In 4 weeks, nearly 200 weapons have been seized from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside

Police established Task Force Barrage to restore safety in the Vancouver BC neighbourhood of the Downtown Eastside. Violent crimes have gone down, VPD says.