Update: VPD arrests woman after assault on senior at Victory Square

Vancouver Police say a woman was arrested following an assault on a 73-year-old woman at Victory Square on Thursday. The department did not specify the victim’s injuries in its update.

Earlier that day, the Vancouver Police Department released surveillance video to identify a suspect connected to the assault. After seeing the media release, a City of Vancouver employee contacted police and reported recognizing the woman in the video.

Police arrested a 33-year-old Vancouver woman. She was later released on an undertaking to appear at a future court date.