Rows of police prevent anti-Olympic protesters from getting within 200 metres of BC Place, site of the opening ceremonies Friday night. Rows of police prevent anti-Olympic protesters from getting within 200 metres of BC Place, site of the opening ceremonies Friday night. (CBC)Vancouver police have arrested one more suspect in connection with anti-Olympic protest in downtown Vancouver two weeks ago — for allegedly spitting in the face of police officers.

Police allege Vancouver resident Dylan Roger Thomas Harvey, 19, repeatedly spat in the face of officers during the rally by several thousand anti-Olympic protesters. The rally attempted to interrupt the opening ceremony of the 2010 Winter Games.

Harvey was arrested after two officers spotted him just before midnight Wednesday on Granville Street. He was charged with three counts of assaulting a peace officer and is scheduled to appear in court on March 5.

Thus far, six people are facing a range of charges, including disturbing the peace, assault, assaulting a police officer, and mischief, in connection with the anti-Olympic protests on Feb. 12 and 13, which led to the smashing of several shop windows and other vandalism.

Protesters claim victory

Meanwhile, in a statement released on Thursday, the Olympic Resistance Network called the protests "a victory against the Olympic industry and for local struggles for social and environmental justice."

"The day of the opening ceremonies, the torch relay was disrupted three times in Vancouver alone. That afternoon, more than 3,500 people marched in the Take Back Our City demonstration that was led by indigenous elders and included environmentalists, faith-based organizations, student groups, migrant justice activists, anti-poverty organizers and many more," said the statement.

Vancouver police say they have charged six people in connection with anti-Olympic protests in Vancouver during the opening days of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. Vancouver police say they have charged six people in connection with anti-Olympic protests in Vancouver during the opening days of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. (CBC)"On February 13th, the first full day of competition, the city woke up to the 2010 Heart Attack demonstration which attained its goals of clogging the streets and disrupting 'business as usual' by shutting down the Lion's Gate Bridge traffic," said the statement.

Transit officials said bridge traffic was shut down by a traffic accident on the bridge on Feb. 13.