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Dangerous men captured

UPDATED: 11:30 a.m.

Three "extremely dangerous" kidnapping suspects have been arrested.

Erlan Lizandro Acosta, 26, Matthew Scott Stewart, 33, and Ellwood Thomas Bradbury, 26, were wanted on Canada-wide warrants in connection with kidnapping and aggravated assault.

Acosta was arrested in Texas and is awaiting extradition.

A man and woman were murdered and one person was abducted at a home on Dieppe Place in Vancouver on Sept. 17, 2016. Police rescued the victim two days later.

"Officers also found a four-year-old child who was unharmed, but hiding from the violence that had occurred in the home," said the VPD in a statement.

The victims have been identified as 24-year-old Xuan Vanvy Bacao and 29-year-old Samantha Le.

Murder charges have not been laid.


ORIGINAL: 10:15 a.m.

The Vancouver Police Department will release more details this morning on two high-profile cases.

Const. Jason Doucette will speak about:

  • A hit-and-run incident on the Granville Street Bridge last week, and
  • Three wanted men arrested in relation to the kidnapping on Dieppe Place in September 2016

The news conference will be live-streamed above.



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