New Westminster police Tasered an armed man threatening medical staff at Royal Columbian Hospital earlier this month.
Around 10:20 a.m. on Oct. 4, a man with an edged weapon refused to comply with police instructions and was Tasered before being taken into custody, police said.
“Hospital staff face extraordinary pressures and should never have to worry about their own safety on top of caring for others,” said Sgt. Andrew Leaver.
RCMP at a farm in Edgewood made an arrest Friday after a man attempted to feed the ostriches that are currently under quarantine.
A man was seen on past the wire fences and in front of quarantine tape at the Universal Ostrich Farm, the site of a continued protest over the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s quarantine.
RCMP say the man was arrested for obstructi