Thursday, 21 July 2011

Crowd-sourced tips putting the lid on Vancouver hockey riot

The chief said his officers identified at least 202 "recorded incidents" involving anywhere from one to 300 people. To date the department has received 4,300 email tips, 1,700 emails requiring investigation, and 1,500 hours of video.  Several hundred will be charged.   Jeff Lee, Vancouver Sun

See similar story from Victoria, Canada Day.  Crowd-sourced tips to police kept the peace.  Twitter militia ratted on the rowdies.

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