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Vancouver police arrest woman after assault on 73-year-old at Victory Square

The Vancouver Police Department says a City of Vancouver employee contacted officers after surveillance video was released. A 33-year-old Vancouver woman was arrested.

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The Vancouver Police Department (VPD) says it has made an arrest after a 73-year-old woman was assaulted at Victory Square on Thursday.

According to the VPD, officers had earlier that day put out surveillance video as part of an effort to identify a suspect connected to the assault.

Police said that once the media release was issued, a City of Vancouver employee got in touch to say they recognized the woman in the video.

The VPD said the woman who was arrested is 33 and lives in Vancouver.

The VPD's information, as provided, does not detail the victim's condition or how the assault unfolded.

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