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May 5th, 2008, 02:27 PM
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VANCOUVER - A B.C. teenager arrested on the weekend for allegedly trying to enter a neighbour's house dressed like a ninja and carrying a Samurai sword is being held for psychiatric assessment, Vancouver police said on Monday.
"It's actually a sad story," said Const. Tim Fanning. "He has been arrested a few times under the Mental Health Act."
Fanning said just before 11 p.m. Saturday night, a 19-year-old man allegedly turned the door knob and tried to come into a neighbour's house. The concerned resident called police, he said.
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According to Fanning, a man was dressed in a black "karate outfit" and was carrying a one-metre black-handled sword with a sheath. He allegedly entered the house and asked the family to use a computer.
Police may consider weapons charges, but it will depend on the outcome of his psychological evaluation, said Fanning. "It depends on what is in the public's best interest."
The teen, whose name is not being released, lives with his family in Vancouver.
He has no history of using drugs, said Fanning.
http://www.canada.com/topics/news/national/story.html?id=c95549c7-d587-4829-9593-2f69d9d34df5&k=82208
VANCOUVER - A B.C. teenager arrested on the weekend for allegedly trying to enter a neighbour's house dressed like a ninja and carrying a Samurai sword is being held for psychiatric assessment, Vancouver police said on Monday.
"It's actually a sad story," said Const. Tim Fanning. "He has been arrested a few times under the Mental Health Act."
Fanning said just before 11 p.m. Saturday night, a 19-year-old man allegedly turned the door knob and tried to come into a neighbour's house. The concerned resident called police, he said.
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According to Fanning, a man was dressed in a black "karate outfit" and was carrying a one-metre black-handled sword with a sheath. He allegedly entered the house and asked the family to use a computer.
Police may consider weapons charges, but it will depend on the outcome of his psychological evaluation, said Fanning. "It depends on what is in the public's best interest."
The teen, whose name is not being released, lives with his family in Vancouver.
He has no history of using drugs, said Fanning.
http://www.canada.com/topics/news/national/story.html?id=c95549c7-d587-4829-9593-2f69d9d34df5&k=82208