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chainsaw-wielding man in vancouver's west end arrested and charged

by tiffany crawford
published jul 10, 2026
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a man has been charged following a chainsaw incident in vancouver’s west end on wednesday night.
vancouver police allege a man was yelling obscenities near a coffee shop patio near davie and denman streets when he turned on an electric chainsaw and began walking toward people.
bystanders ran away, and no one was injured, according to police.
police say the man was arrested at beach avenue and burnaby street within three minutes of receiving the 911 call.
david meadows, 67, has been charged with one count of possessing a weapon for a dangerous purpose.
ticrawford@postmedia.com
tiffany crawford
tiffany crawford

i have been working as a print reporter for nearly 16 years at the vancouver sun, but i started my career in broadcast journalism in 2001, working for the radio arm of the canadian press called broadcast news in vancouver. still a green reporter, i was sent off to cover the 2003 firestorm in kelowna. i loved my job at cp but i had itchy travel feet. so, i ventured off to china and then to spain before heading back to vancouver.

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