Provincial posted May 25, 2025 @ 01:00pm by Canadian Press
Police say naked man arrested after alleged assault on stranger in BC
Police in Port Moody, BC, say they arrested a naked man after he allegedly assaulted a stranger and armed himself with a knife.
A statement from the police department says officers received several 911 calls about an assault that had occurred at Rocky Point Park on Saturday night.
The statement says a naked man allegedly assaulted another man, then ran into a nearby restaurant.
Inside the restaurant, the man allegedly armed himself with a knife and brandished it in what police described as a threatening manner.
Police say officers arrested the suspect nearby without further incident and no one sustained any serious injuries.
They say a 48-year-old man is in custody while the BC Prosecution Service decides on laying charges.
