Pubdate: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 Source: Vancouver Sun (CN BC) Copyright: 2005 The Vancouver Sun Contact: http://www.canada.com/vancouver/vancouversun/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/477 Author: Mike Howell, Vancouver Courier Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/find?142 (Safe Injecting Rooms) NO ARRESTS MADE SINCE START OF POLICE CRACKDOWN ON INJECTION DRUG USERS VANCOUVER - A police crackdown on injection drug users in the Downtown Eastside that began Nov. 28 hasn't resulted in a single arrest, says the police commander in charge of the district. Insp. Bob Rolls said Thursday that police have been cracking down on drug users openly injecting in public, but so far haven't had to arrest anybody. "The information we're getting back is that drug users think we're going to charge them, so they're not doing it," Rolls said. Police are focusing on the area that runs from Columbia Street to Gore Street, and from Cordova Street to Pender Street. Insite, the city's supervised injection site, is located in the middle of that area at 139 East Hastings. The police action was prompted by complaints from businesses and residents fed up with people injecting drugs on the streets and in the alleys. Since Insite opened in September 2003, Rolls said, police have encouraged drug users to use the facility. - --- MAP posted-by: Larry Seguin