News: Shooting at 10th and Commercial

Vancouver Police say a man in his early 20s is recovering from a minor gunshot wound after shots rang out in the area of East 10th Avenue and Commercial Drive a little after 3 p.m.

News: Community Efforts to Cut Crime Axed

Residents instead told to approach Hornby office

Joey Thompson, The Province

Published: Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Cheeky YouTube showcases a video of the annual Dykes March while other websites pitch Commercial Drive as the city's hippest hangout for artists, activists, hippies and all things arcane.

But a sub-cluster of panhandlers, drunks, crackheads, pushers and street slime had also staked out a chunk of sidewalk in what was Vancouver's Little Italy, forcing a handful of bold citizens in the area to seek novel ways to clean up the spill from the greasy Downtown Eastside nearby.

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News: Violent Purse Snatching in East Vancouver

Wednesday, July 02 - 12:41:32 PM
Shane Bigham

VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) - Vancouver Police are investigating a violent purse snatching that happened early yesterday morning in East Vancouver.

A woman was walking alone near Grant and Cotton (near Commercial Drive and 1st Avenue), when a man grabbed her by the throat and threw her to the ground.

The victim was checked by paramedics but did not need a trip to the hospital. Her wallet was taken. The suspect is described as a white man in his 30's with long, wavy brown hair. He was wearing a dark shirt and shorts.