Pubdate: Wed, 05 Jan 2005
Source: Vancouver Courier (CN BC)
Copyright: 2005 Vancouver Courier
Contact:  http://www.vancourier.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/474
Author: Mike Howell
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POLICE HIT NOTORIOUS HOTEL AGAIN

Another day at the Dundas Hotel, another seizure of drugs and money.

Vancouver police arrested two men and seized $10,000 in drugs and money 
from a suite in the rooming house at 2167 Dundas St., near Templeton.

Police entered the rooming house at noon Dec. 29, which triggered the front 
desk clerk to use a two-way radio to alert the drug dealers, police said.

Police ran up the stairs to a third-floor suite, where they arrested a man 
who was allegedly in possession of a large quantity of drugs and money. A 
31-year-old man and the 46-year-old desk clerk are facing drug-related charges.

As the Courier reported Dec. 15, police have identified the rooming house 
as a major target in their ongoing campaign against drug dealers and 
associated crime in city neighbourhoods.

The hotel is located in an area of well-kept buildings and low-rent 
apartments. Police have noticed an increase in house burglaries and theft 
from vehicles since the rooming house was reported as a problem to 
investigators.

Barb Windsor, the city's deputy chief licensing inspector, said the city 
and police have received numerous complaints from neighbours about the 
rooming house. Windsor said she is reviewing police reports before the city 
takes any action against the rooming house's owner.

According to property records, the rooming house is owned by 560977 B.C. 
Ltd. William Bailie, who has a mailing address in Surrey, is listed as 
director, according to the B.C. Assessment Authority.

The rooming house generated about 80 calls in 2004-double the calls from 
2003-for crimes including assaults and drug dealing. Last month, police 
seized 37 grams of crack cocaine, 44 grams of heroin, eight grams of powder 
cocaine and $3,800 in cash from a suite at the Dundas.

"It's still very high on our radar, it's something that we continue to 
pursue as far as complaints from the community and area residents who are 
fed up with the criminal activity that's going on there," said Const. Sarah 
Bloor, a media liaison officer for the Vancouver Police Department. 
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