Earlier this week the Vancouver Police Department released details about a man who allegedly threatened a grocery store worker with a meat cleaver. Three days later the same man was arrested again under similar circumstances.
Cody Echlin was released on conditions following his first arrest on Jan. 3 according to a VPD release. On the morning of Jan. 6, the 23-year-old was asked to leave private property near Burrard and Helmcken streets by a security guard. That's when Echlin allegedly presented a knife to the security guard and threatened to stab him. Within minutes, officers arrived and arrested the suspect.
Echlin was charged with robbery on Jan. 3 and is now also charged with breaching his release order. He has been released pending his next court date.
