McRoberts student arrested for Vancouver riot vandalism
By Martin van den Hemel - Richmond Review
Published: June 17, 2011 11:00 AM
Updated: June 17, 2011 11:19 AM
A Richmond teen has been arrested in the aftermath of the post-Stanley Cup riot in downtown Vancouver.
The Hugh McRoberts student—whose name we've chosen not to publish—was questioned by police for his alleged involvement in the smashing of the windows at a BMO bank branch.
He was pulled aside on the last day of school.
There's a photo making the rounds online of a bespectacled skinny young man wearing a Canucks shirt and holding a hockey stick, apparently screaming in front of a row of broken windows. There's also a video, which seems to show the same man, smashing the windows and passing off the hockey stick to another person who then also takes a swing at the windows.
It didn't take long for locals to identify the teen, some voicing their disapproval of his actions through his Facebook page.
"This guy was arrested at school today," wrote one Facebook user.
"He was showing off that stick with the bear on it at school yesterday," wrote another.
The teen tried to hide his involvement by changing his tune on his Facebook page, something that didn't go unnoticed by other Facebook users.
"Why is everyone smashing Vancouver? It's giving our city a bad rep," the arrested teen wrote.
"What a joke, you're giving Vancouver and McRoberts a bad rep," wrote another Facebook user.
"Love the fact he tried to cover his story and come and say 'why is everyone smashing Vancouver...' he knew he was going down," wrote another.
The youth is apparently enrolled in a local cadets program.
Richmond RCMP Insp. Janis Gray said local Mounties are assisting the Vancouver Police Department on some follow-up investigations relating to the riot.
As well, Richmond RCMP has received information about the riots directly from locals that has prompted local police to investigate.
While the Vancouver Police Department would like anyone with information that can lead to the identification of rioters to contact them directly, people are also invited to leave anonymous tips through CrimeStoppers.
The Richmond Review is not naming the suspect as he is not an adult.
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