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Charges laid in six-month old bear spray attack investigation

A man and woman have been arrested and charged.
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VPD has arrested two people they allege robbed a Yaletown boutique during which bear spray was used on employees. Sept. 30, 2022.

Two people have been arrested and charged in connection with a robbery that occurred in a Yaletown boutique last fall.

On Sep. 30, 2022, a small business on Howe Street was robbed by two people who used bear spray on staff members. Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­police released store security video shortly after the incident asking the public for help identifying the suspect.

Tips from the public led investigators to a man and woman: Elliot Daryl Cassels, 29, and Jolesa Isabelle Ascon-Ramos, 22. They were arrested last week according to the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Police Department.

Cassels has been charged with robbery and possession of a weapon and Ascon-Ramos with robbery.

“The impacts of violent crime are long-lasting, not just on victims, but throughout the entire community,” says Sgt. Steve Addison in a press release.