Mystery Man's Identity Discovered
Justin Beddall
Vancouver North Shore Outlook
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Vancouver (Canada):
The mystery man who walked into a West Vancouver church on Sunday claiming he had no idea who he was has been identified thanks to an evening news broadcast .
On Tuesday, West Vancouver police released information about a 20-something male who walked through the doors of the West Vancouver United Church and told church-goers: "I don't know who I am.
" At the time, the male was toting a hockey bag containing dampened goalie equipment .
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See Also:
Authorities rule out amnesia
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An attending police officer spoke to the man who said he had no recollection of who he was. That's when police decided to release his story to the media in an attempt to discover the man's real identity.
Shortly after the 6 o'clock news aired with a picture of the dark-haired young man, West Vancouver police received a call from a Canada Customs official who recognized him The official said he recalled processing the man in the early afternoon of Nov. 5, at the Pacific Highway border crossing.
The officer remembered the man had a hockey bag. The man had apparently arrived at 2 a.m. by bus but was denied access to Canada. Later, he was admitted after providing personal identification and an American passport.
The officer told police the man told her he was travelling to Vancouver and staying at the Holiday Inn After contacting all Lower Mainland Holiday Inns, police learned that he had stayed at the chain's Howe Street hotel A check-in person at the hotel remembered the man because of his hockey bag and told police that he said he was from Colorado. That tip led police to contact the Arapahoe Sheriff's Office in Littleton, Colorado.
They were then able to contact the mystery man's roommate, who had dropped him off at the train station a week earlier for a trip that included a stop in Sacramento and then onto Alaska According to WVPD Sgt. Paul Skelton, the man, whose name has not yet been released, was not reported missing and has no warrants.
Police have since learned that the man was involved in an accident four years ago that may explain his memory lapse.
Nov 10, 2005
Justin Beddall
Vancouver North Shore Outlook
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Vancouver (Canada):
The mystery man who walked into a West Vancouver church on Sunday claiming he had no idea who he was has been identified thanks to an evening news broadcast .
On Tuesday, West Vancouver police released information about a 20-something male who walked through the doors of the West Vancouver United Church and told church-goers: "I don't know who I am.
" At the time, the male was toting a hockey bag containing dampened goalie equipment .
_____________________
See Also:
Authorities rule out amnesia
_____________________
An attending police officer spoke to the man who said he had no recollection of who he was. That's when police decided to release his story to the media in an attempt to discover the man's real identity.
Shortly after the 6 o'clock news aired with a picture of the dark-haired young man, West Vancouver police received a call from a Canada Customs official who recognized him The official said he recalled processing the man in the early afternoon of Nov. 5, at the Pacific Highway border crossing.
The officer remembered the man had a hockey bag. The man had apparently arrived at 2 a.m. by bus but was denied access to Canada. Later, he was admitted after providing personal identification and an American passport.
The officer told police the man told her he was travelling to Vancouver and staying at the Holiday Inn After contacting all Lower Mainland Holiday Inns, police learned that he had stayed at the chain's Howe Street hotel A check-in person at the hotel remembered the man because of his hockey bag and told police that he said he was from Colorado. That tip led police to contact the Arapahoe Sheriff's Office in Littleton, Colorado.
They were then able to contact the mystery man's roommate, who had dropped him off at the train station a week earlier for a trip that included a stop in Sacramento and then onto Alaska According to WVPD Sgt. Paul Skelton, the man, whose name has not yet been released, was not reported missing and has no warrants.
Police have since learned that the man was involved in an accident four years ago that may explain his memory lapse.
Nov 10, 2005
