I went into kind of stunned mode, I didn’t know what was going on,” said Calderoni. Then, she alleged the man reached into the open passenger window and punched her friend on the side of the head or neck and tried to grab her purse. “At one point this man jumped out at my car and bends my windshield wipers without any warning,” she said.
Government Employee and Services Union (BCGEU) had gone on strike that day.Ĭalderoni said she thought the union’s yellow placards were part of an event being put on by the casino in the parking lot such as a car show.Ĭalderoni claimed people were blocking her car and yelling and screaming. An incident in which a woman was alleged to have been punched on the first day of picketing at the Hard Rock Casino Vancouver on May 11 is being investigated by Coquitlam RCMP.īev Calderoni said she and a friend, both in their 70s, were looking for a fun Friday afternoon of entertainment at the casino when she tried to drive into the parking lot.
