Pubdate: Thu, 17 Jul 2008
Source: Vancouver Sun (CN BC)
Copyright: 2008 The Vancouver Sun
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Author: Tim Lai
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POLICE WARN ABOUT DATE-RAPE DRUG

METRO VANCOUVER - Police have issued a special warning about 
date-rape drugs after 11 women said they were sexually assaulted, but 
have no memory of what happened to them.

Vancouver police Const. Tim Fanning said a man who works in the 
Downtown Eastside reported the assaults last week after the victims 
shared their stories about meeting a man in a bar and then being 
raped. The attacks took place in the Downtown Eastside and Surrey.

"We can't confirm at this point whether it's one suspect or a number 
of suspects because we have second-hand information," Fanning said Wednesday.

Fanning said the VPD will try to contact the victims directly.

He said some of the women were Caucasian and some aboriginal, but he 
did not know their ages.
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