A man has been charged in a stranger assault in Vancouver last month.
Vancouver police released video of the stranger assault on June 28 and Dylan Gaita, 29, has now been charged, police said in a release on Monday.
On June 28, a pedestrian was walking on Commercial Drive at Charles Street when Gaita allegedly shoulder-checked him, causing the pedestrian to lose his balance, police said.
The pedestrian reported the incident on July 4 after seeing the VPD news release issued on June 30.
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Gaita remains in custody, police confirmed.
On Jan. 9, Gaita was sentenced to 18 months probation for two separate assaults on Granville Street in 2025.
Vancouver police said that a 77-year-old woman was walking in the 800 block of Granville Street and Gaita was walking in the opposite direction.
Police said Gaita deliberately elbowed the woman in the shoulder, causing her to fall to the ground and she suffered a fractured pelvis.
On Jan. 29, 2025, a 44-year-old woman was walking in the 600 block of Granville Street and Gaita was walking in the opposite direction, police said.
Gaita hip-checked her, causing her to fall to the ground, police added. She was not injured.
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