The ppl would offer to buy something online and the meet to exchange product for cash was at Severn and Williams. In one case 2 men beat up the victim. Police say you should hold such meets in a public place like a busy shopping centre parking lot. Police parking lots are a good place or right next to them. Maybe a boxing club or rod and gun club parking lot. James Whiteside is near there Reg graduated Grade 7 there as did Ben Yokoyama now a medical Dr and family man. The last time I was at that location I drank a six pack of Labatt’s Blue in the front parking lot in the dark of night wonder what I was thinking glad I quit drinking 23 months ago. I grew up 2 blocks away on Pinewell and attended Walter Lee which had a second story unlike the inferior Whiteside. Incentive on Odlin which we both attended closed but the building has much expanded in size more than double. Last year I checked it out when I was in Richmond was impressed when a RCMP cruiser slowed to check me out because schools are a target for vandalism myself and Joe Sieben smashed some windows there in 1983 I blame the drugs and booze he never attended there.
I love that we live in a country where 6 robberies and some guy getting beaten up is big news.
Okay guess compared to some places that is good but back in 1980’s and 1990’s Richmond stuff like that did not happen in that neighbourhood.