On Saturday afternoon on Downtown Port Coquitlam’s main intersection at Shaughnessy and McAllister a middle aged women was seriously stabbed. The suspect was caught and was known to police.

This incident led to a lot of discussion about crime and safety in Downtown Port Coquitlam. Is it getting worse and if so what is the cause?

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A Port Coquitlam city councillor says the city’s downtown core is being taken over by a “bad element.”

“I have no other way to describe it, if you walk down there, it just seems like there are a lot of deadbeats hanging around,” Coun. Brad West told Global News.

West said vehicle break-ins and open drug deals are becoming commonplace in parts of downtown Port Coquitlam. And he said the area is no longer friendly to families and residents.

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‘Deadbeats,’ ‘bad element’ invading PoCo’s downtown core: councillor

A Port Coquitlam city councillor says the city’s downtown core is being taken over by a “bad element.” “I have no other way to describe it, if you walk down there, it just seems like there are a lot of deadbeats hanging around,” Coun. Brad West told Global News.