Vancouver 2010: Olympic Security Breach, Joe Biden Involved 
During the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Opening Ceremonies a mentally ill man reportedly got within 12 steps of United States Vice President Joe Biden, the CTV is reporting. Apparently the man, who is now in psychiatric care, printed a pass on the internet.
RCMP Assistant Commissioner Bud Mercer, the head of the 2010 Integrated Security Unit (ISU).Mercer said the man's target was clear.
"He had an infatuation with the US Vice President."
Biden was seated in a section reserved for dignitaries. Twelve steps away from the VP and out of view of the cameras, the man started making his way down the stairs after the national anthem ended.
That's when two female plainclothes Mounties charged with protecting Biden acted, Mercer said.
"They described him to me as simply not fitting in," he said.
"They approached him, determined that the accreditation he was carrying was forged or fake, confronted him and escorted him out one or two steps at which point he attempted to run and was taken into custody."
The man was not carry a weapon. Vice President Joe Biden left Vancouver shortly after the Opening Ceremonies.
This latest news is another in a string of bad new for VANOC as the city is increasingly being called the glitch games.
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at 17:12 on February 17th, 2010
Source: ctvbc.ctv.ca
at 20:54 on February 17th, 2010
Well I live here in British Columbia and never saw a thing. Just reading this article did I know that Joe Biden was even here. I am one that is not for the Olympics being held here for financial reasons. Now they are having problems with the weather, etc...Oh well, I wish the athelets the best and will be glad when it is over.
at 06:16 on February 18th, 2010
Providing Security/Personal Protection at an event like this is a huge undertaking. Well done (ladies) Mounties! Having worked a lot of these events, I can tell you "Glitches" are going to occur. The idea is to deal with the situation and try to make sure it does not happen again. There will be other 'Security Breaches' that will happen during these games. You will NOT hear about most of them.Go Canada Go!!!Sunil Ram - Director of Operation - www.executivesecurity.ca - Tel: 705.788.1957