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Interim police chief defends threat evaluation

As we reported earlier, there have been questions round how a driver was in a position to get an SUV into the group. Rai says that the chance evaluation achieved by police, previous to huge occasions, includes scanning social media for threats and dealing with organizers on their wants, amongst a “complete gamut” of preparations.

He says that final yr’s Lapu Lapu Day competition was a family-friendly occasion for Filipino folks to have a good time their tradition, an environment police needed to take care of this yr. He stated he believes this yr’s response was applicable based mostly on the data they’d.

“We don’t wish to cage everyone up at each occasion within the Metropolis of Vancouver,” the interim police chief stated.