Vancouver Police Officer Recovering After Suspect Allegedly Lit Officers on Fire

Vancouver Police Officer Recovering After Suspect Allegedly Lit Officers on Fire
A police officer uses a phone at a crime scene in downtown Vancouver on Sept. 4, 2024. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck
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A Vancouver man has been arrested after allegedly setting two police officers on fire as the number of attacks on law enforcement in the city has increased.

The incident happened on April 10 in the city’s Downtown Eastside. The two officers were doing foot patrols on East Hastings and Carrall streets, the VPD said. They attempted to detain a man for jaywalking, but the man ran off and the officers pursued him.