19-year-old charged after alleged knife incident on Granville Street

A 19-year-old man is facing weapons-related charges after an alleged disturbance at a store in Vancouver’s Granville entertainment district early Wednesday, according to the Vancouver Police Department.

Police say the incident began around 1:50 a.m. when the man allegedly knocked over tables at the store and produced a knife. When an employee tried to intervene, the man allegedly stabbed the store’s sign.

Officers found a man matching the suspect description about two blocks away and arrested him without incident, police said. Investigators say a knife was found in his possession.

He is charged with assault with a weapon and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, and remains in custody pending a bail hearing.