VPD Chief Constable's Citation: Arrests and Rescue in Home Invasion
Channel: Vancouver Police Department
Date: 15/03/2019

It was 3:30 in the morning on August 1, 2016, when the 9-1-1 call came in: a woman, hiding in a bedroom closet, reporting a home invasion in-progress involving two masked assailants.

A second woman had been assaulted, and had a knife held to her throat. As the intruders tried to kick down the bedroom door, the caller’s line was disconnected.

Acting Sergeant Scott Rotherham took control of the police response, instructing officers Justin Fraser, Kyle Perlstrom, Kevin Randall, Clayton Richardson, and Bob Sandher to covertly lockdown the apartment building. As the constables entered the building, they encountered one of the masked suspects leaving the apartment. They challenged him at gunpoint and he surrendered.

Officers entered the suite, arrested the second suspect, and rescued both hostages. Numerous weapons were found at the scene.

For quick-thinking and bravery in a fast-moving and violent situation, that resulted in the arrest of two dangerous criminals and the rescue of two victims, the following officers were awarded the Chief Constable’s Citation: Acting Sergeant Scott Rotherham, and Constables Justin Fraser, Kyle Perlstrom, Kevin Randall, Clayton Richardson, and Bob Sandher.