A Coquitlam RCMP constable has pleaded guilty to assault stemming from a routine traffic stop.

Const. Marko Duran, 39, was not present when his lawyer entered the plea in B.C. Provincial Court in Port Coquitlam Tuesday morning.

On June 17, 2010 Duran and Const. Trevor Doylend, 34, were conducting radar enforcement when Duran flagged down a vehicle and issued a violation ticket to the driver.

However an altercation ensued and the 55-year-old driver was removed from his vehicle and arrested by Duran with help from Doylend. The officers recommended charges against the man.

The officers' supervisor reviewed the file and had some concerns about the arrest and charge recommendation. After the supervisor watched footage of the incident captured on the in-car camera, a professional-standards investigator was assigned to look into the matter and assault charges were recommended against the officers.

No charges were laid against the driver.

The assault charge against Doylend was eventually stayed. Duran was assigned to administrative duties when the criminal investigation was launched.

A pre-sentence report has been ordered for Duran and a sentencing hearing will be scheduled sometime Tuesday.

- Jennifer Saltman The Province

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Do you know this man?

The Coquitlam RCMP are asking for the public's help to identify a man alleged to have taken photos of a female customer in a fitting room at Coquitlam Centre.

Around noon on Dec. 31, a woman complained to store staff about the alleged incident. When staff confronted the man, he left the store immediately. The alleged suspect is described as a darkskinned man who is about 25 years old with a stocky build. He was wearing construction pants, boots and a dark green hoodie. Coquitlam RCMP would like to identify this man and speak to him. Anyone with information about his identity is asked to call RCMP at 604-945-1550.

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Three people were sent to hospital last weekend after a driver may have had a seizure while driving in PoCo.

On Saturday, Jan. 21 at 9: 46 a.m., Coquitlam RCMP received a report of a single vehicle collision with a pedestrian on Kingsway at Beresford Street.

According to police, the driver seemed to have had a seizure and accelerated onto the wrong side of the road while approaching Westview Street. Her car went up on the sidewalk and hit a pedestrian and two lamp poles before stopping.

The 44-year-old pedestrian was taken to Royal Columbian Hospital in critical condition.

As well, the 52-year-old driver is in stable condition at Royal Columbian Hospital. The passenger, her 15-year-old daughter, has been released from hospital.

Anyone with information is asked to call police at 604-945-1550.