Higher levels of aggression being encountered at Victoria’s homeless camp sites, says police chief
The murder of RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang in a Burnaby park is a “call for action” to deal with significant gaps in mental-health and addiction care, Victoria Police Chief Del Manak says.
“We’ll reassess how we approach and prioritize safety. Although we don’t know the details of what exactly happened … it’s an opportunity for us to ask questions, review our tactics and make sure we are doing everything we can to prevent a similar incident happening here.” “We don’t send one officer because sometimes when we’re trying to de-escalate a situation, somebody pops out of another tent or somebody comes up behind. If someone is shouting from a nearby tent and two or three people come up, we have to make sure we maintain presence and control of the situation,” said Manak.
Last week, police found an 18-kilogram mace outside a housing facility. Someone had filled a metal ball with concrete, then welded spikes onto it. It had a metal pole attached so it could be swung like a baseball bat. Some of the people in parks have been housed and have been evicted, some of them multiple times, said Manak.
They try to resolve situations themselves or they live in fear. This means many are surviving without any help and they are being exploited, said Manak. “What we’re left with is significant gaps in the mental-health care continuum and addictions care. It’s a real concern.”
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