The Vancouver Police Department is asking for the public's help in identifying those who took part in Wednesday night's riot in downtown Vancouver following the Canucks' Stanley Cup loss to the Boston Bruins.
Several and accounts have been popping up where people are free to upload their images of the night's activity.
Vancouver police have a specific set of instructions for those willing to help the investigation.
"The response from the public wanting to help the police identify the individuals involved in last night鈥檚 criminal activity has been overwhelming," Lindsey Houghton, VPD media relations officer, said in a press release.
"We are grateful for everyone鈥檚 help and have included instructions below for anyone wanting to anonymously share videos with our investigators."
Photos by Seung-Chul Baik
VPD CITIZEN PHOTOS/TIPS
For photos, send them to robbery@vpd.ca.
To anonymously upload videos to the VPD, please upload them to youtube as private videos and share them with robbery@vpd.ca
Here are the instructions on how to do this:
- Sign in to your account and upload the video.
- Once the video has finished uploading, click the Account link located (at the top-right of any page ).
- Next, click the Uploaded Videos link. Click and choose the video you want to send to us. Then, click the Edit button.
- Under the Broadcasting and Sharing Options section (on the left-hand side of the page towards the bottom) you'll see Privacy options. Click the little black arrow / triangle to expand and see all your privacy options (if it鈥檚 not already open and you cannot see your privacy options).
- If the video is set to Private, you'll see a section to enter an email. Enter robbery@vpd.ca in this section.
- Click on Save Changes at the bottom of the page.
A Facebook page dedicated to identifying those involved in Wednesday night's incident has gained traction as well.
was created anomalously as a space where people can upload their riot photos, and tag those they may recognize.
