A man was arrested Sunday in Vancouvers West End after trying to claim someone elses convertible sports car as his own.The owner of an open-top convertible called Vancouver police about 6 p.m. on Sunday to say he had returned to his parked Chevrolet Corvette supercar in the Sunset Beach parking lot to find a stranger had climbed inside the vehicle through the open roof and was sitting in the drivers seat without his consent.The owner asked the man to leave but he refused, prompting the owner to call 911.Sgt. Jason Robillard said officers who arrived on scene repeatedly ordered the man to get out of the car but he continued to refuse, stating that this was now his car.When it became clear the man would not leave the car of his own will, officers used a bean bag shotgun on the mans legs, which allowed officers to move in and arrest the 36-year-old Vancouver man.Paramedics on scene treated the man for minor injuries, despite the mans refusal for treatment. Robillard said police will pursue charges of criminal mischief.There were no damages to the
Origin: Vancouver man arrested after refusing to get out of someone else’s Corvette
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Vancouver driver has McLaren impounded 10 minutes after buying it
In what is surely one of the shortest terms of vehicle ownership in Canadian history, a driver in British Columbia had their brand-new McLaren 600LT impounded just minutes after driving it off the lot June 17.According to police reports, the 39-year-old gearhead picked up his supercar in West Vancouver and quickly caned it up to 161 km/h in a 90-km/h zone.The ever-vigilant constabulary nabbed him on Highway 1 and impounded the car.While the officer was conducting the investigation, the driver allegedly stated that they had just left the dealership after purchasing the vehicle, 10 minutes prior, West Vancouver police said in a news release.Price tags on the 600LT can easily crest a quarter-million in this country. It was towed away from the scene and impounded for seven days. In a statement, cops said the driver was ticketed $368 or about 0.1 per cent of the cars value for excessive speeding.Heres a thought: should the cost of tickets be proportional to the value of ones car? After all, a $368 receipt from the gendarmes is about 5.25 per cent the worth of your authors own Dodge Charger. If the miscreant in that McLaren had to pay the same percentage, it would work out to somewhere north of $13,000. Would that be any more of a deterrent to deep-pocketed scofflaws?Thats a deep well of debate best left for another day. For now, know that theres one less McLaren 600LT on Vancouver roads at least for the next week. Stay safe out there,
Origin: Vancouver driver has McLaren impounded 10 minutes after buying it
Vancouver Island woman whips out machete to defend Costco parking spot
Shoppers brave the cold and packed parking lot at West Edmonton Mall to finish up their Christmas shopping in Edmonton.Jordan Verlage Don’t believe me? Think it’s an observance about a broken love? Nope. For a Vancouver Island woman, it was about being closer to the door when she came out with a two-year supply of toilet paper, or whatever else she went to Costco go buy. It was a classic meet-cute that turned into gunslinger stand-off in the blink of an eye. Two women spied the same empty parking spot at the same time, and did the only understandable thing: one dove in to cut off the first, then they started arguing about it. (Caveat: I don’t get this. Has anyone ever seen someone remove themselves from a spot they’ve already claimed because the other person yelled at them?) So far, the story is pretty standard-issue adult playground hijinx. Until the winner pulled a machete on the loser. What now? Police were called when she brandished the knife in a threatening manner, though I’m not sure how many ways you could hold a machete that wouldn’t make me feel a little threatened, especially in the middle of an acre of asphalt. I’ll admit, this was a headline I couldn’t skip past, but I bet there were parents with kids in the parking lot that day who could have used a little less violent way to prove it’s always a good idea to be a courteous driver, even if you have to walk a few more steps. Take Our
Origin: Vancouver Island woman whips out machete to defend Costco parking spot
Vancouver supercar owners embark on world record attempt
Pemberton Regional Airport is no stranger to supercars as the Hublot Diamond Rally has rented the property for the past few years, but this years gathering in the shade of Mt. Currie could make the pages of the Guinness Book of World Records.Project 604 As a child growing up in his native England, Robbie Dickson dreamed of owning incredible cars and setting world records. Move ahead a few decades and the Vancouver-based entrepreneur has certainly accomplished the former—his current stable includes a Lamborghini Aventador Spyder, a McLaren 720S, a McLaren Senna, a Rolls-Royce Wraith and a soon-to-arrive 2020 Ford GT—and if all goes to plan next weekend he’ll tick that world record off that childhood bucket list. This coming Saturday during the 7th annual Diamond Rally, Dickson, with the assistance of a couple of hundred and change local supercar owners, plans to set a Guinness Book of World Record mark for the most luxury and supercars gathered on an airport runway. He’s been involved in the charity fundraising rally as a founding driver since its inception in 2013, and last year it dawned on he and rally founder Craig Stowe that just such a record was well within their grasp at the Pemberton airstrip they’ve been using for drag races the past few years. “We were so amazed at how many supercars came on the rally, and we think we’ll have two hundred and fifty this year easily,” Dickson said. Stowe is equally confident. “The luxury and supercar community is one hundred per cent behind the challenge,” he said. “We will establish the world record.” Dickson noted that there will be photographers, helicopters and film crews organized to capture the high-octane gathering, and that all registered drivers and navigators will receive a official aerial photo from the endeavour to set a World Record. “We all look forward to sharing the results with Guinness Book of World Records and fingers crossed they will publish the results in an upcoming edition,” he said. The 7th annual Hublot Diamond Rally begins the morning of Saturday, May 4 at Brian Jessel BMW on Boundary Road in Vancouver. Cars begin gathering at 8 a.m. with an official start time of 10 a.m., featuring a VPD motorcycle escort onto Highway 1 en route to the Sea-to-Sky Highway. The rally ends at Pemberton Airport just after noon, with the official world record attempt photo shoot scheduled for 1 p.m. Note that only those with Diamond Rally wristbands will be allowed onto the airport grounds. For complete information visit
Origin: Vancouver supercar owners embark on world record attempt
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