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One suspect has been arrested in a police operation in Metro Vancouver that delayed the start of three area schools. The RCMP logo is seen in Surrey, B.C., on Thursday, March 16, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

B.C. police incident that sparked warnings for 3 schools results in arrest

One suspect has been arrested in a police operation in North Vancouver…

One suspect has been arrested in a police operation in Metro Vancouver that delayed the start of three area schools. The RCMP logo is seen in Surrey, B.C., on Thursday, March 16, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
A sign for the Canadian Security Intelligence Service building is shown in Ottawa on May 14, 2013 Sexual harassment scandals that have engulfed Canadian police forces, the military, and now Canada’s spy agency point to long-standing cultures in need of a “deep reckoning” to fix, a law professor says. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Deep reckoning: CSIS, military, police and harassment culture

Hierarchical Canadian institutions have built-in structures that make reporting difficult: professor

A sign for the Canadian Security Intelligence Service building is shown in Ottawa on May 14, 2013 Sexual harassment scandals that have engulfed Canadian police forces, the military, and now Canada’s spy agency point to long-standing cultures in need of a “deep reckoning” to fix, a law professor says. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Businesses in Abbotsford, Surrey and Vancouver have received extortion letters saying “Indian gang members” are demanding “protection money” of $2 million.

Extortion letters demand $2M, take credit for shootings at B.C. houses

Messages sent to businesses suggest they were sent by ‘Indian gang members’

Businesses in Abbotsford, Surrey and Vancouver have received extortion letters saying “Indian gang members” are demanding “protection money” of $2 million.
An officer with the Abbotsford Police Department stops a driver during last year’s campaign on Dec. 3, 2022. This year, nearly 250 officers will be stopping drivers at all Highway 1 exits from the North Shore to Hope. (Photo by Dale Klippenstein)

Impaired-driving checks at all Hwy. 1 exits from North Shore to Hope Dec. 2

Nearly 250 officers will be stopping drivers at 89 impaired-driving check stops along Highway 1

An officer with the Abbotsford Police Department stops a driver during last year’s campaign on Dec. 3, 2022. This year, nearly 250 officers will be stopping drivers at all Highway 1 exits from the North Shore to Hope. (Photo by Dale Klippenstein)
A large police presence is at Robertson Avenue and Ware Street in Abbotsford on Thursday evening (Nov. 30). (Facebook photo)

Man dies after being shot by officer in Abbotsford

Incident begins with reports of man with a weapon threatening hospital staff

A large police presence is at Robertson Avenue and Ware Street in Abbotsford on Thursday evening (Nov. 30). (Facebook photo)
Police are warning the public after a New Westminster man was scammed into buying fake gold for $1,800. (New Westminster Police Department)

Fraudsters trick B.C. man into buying $1,800 of fake gold jewellery

Police say scammers claimed to be wealthy foreigners who had been robbed and need cash

Police are warning the public after a New Westminster man was scammed into buying fake gold for $1,800. (New Westminster Police Department)
Superintendant Shawna Baher of the Vernon North Okanagan RCMP has accepted a new position on Vancouver Island, leaving a void in Vernon for the time being. (Contributed)

Vernon North Okanagan RCMP superintendant leaving for Vancouver Island

Shawna Baher has accepted the position of chief superintendent based in Victoria

Superintendant Shawna Baher of the Vernon North Okanagan RCMP has accepted a new position on Vancouver Island, leaving a void in Vernon for the time being. (Contributed)
The union representing Vancouver’s police officers says it has reached a tentative labour agreement with the city that, if passed, will see members become Canada’s highest-paid officers. Police cars are seen parked outside Vancouver Police Department headquarters in Vancouver, on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Union says new deal makes Vancouver Canada’s highest-paid police force

Tentative agreement reached, just awaiting union ratification

The union representing Vancouver’s police officers says it has reached a tentative labour agreement with the city that, if passed, will see members become Canada’s highest-paid officers. Police cars are seen parked outside Vancouver Police Department headquarters in Vancouver, on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
The Independent Investigations Office of BC (IIO) is reviewing an incident where a man was found dead in a Dawson Creek home with what are believed to be self-inflicted gunshot wounds after exchanging shots with police. (File Photo)

Man dead after shots exchanged with RCMP at northeastern B.C. home

Police watchdog to investigate after Dawson Creek incident, man’s wounds believed to be self-inflicted

The Independent Investigations Office of BC (IIO) is reviewing an incident where a man was found dead in a Dawson Creek home with what are believed to be self-inflicted gunshot wounds after exchanging shots with police. (File Photo)
Former Abbotsford Police chief Mike Serr, pictured in 2022, has been appointed administrator of Surrey Police Board. (File photo: Ben Lypka/Black Press Media)

B.C. suspends Surrey Police Board, names retired chief to oversee transition

Former Abbotsford police chief Mike Serr appointed to guide city’s controversial move away from RCMP

Former Abbotsford Police chief Mike Serr, pictured in 2022, has been appointed administrator of Surrey Police Board. (File photo: Ben Lypka/Black Press Media)
The Abbotsford Police Department says a confidential police document related to the B.C. gang conflict was posted on a news website. An investigation has now been launched by the RCMP. (Abbotsford News file photo)

Abbotsford Police say leak of gang-related document is under investigation

‘Sensitive’ materials containing names was posted on media website

The Abbotsford Police Department says a confidential police document related to the B.C. gang conflict was posted on a news website. An investigation has now been launched by the RCMP. (Abbotsford News file photo)
RCMP officers talk as a tent covers a body at the scene of a shooting in Langley, British Columbia, Monday, July 25, 2022. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)

B.C. police forces struggle to recruit amid shifting culture, perception

Calgary Police actively recruiting in B.C.; about 20% of applications from the province

RCMP officers talk as a tent covers a body at the scene of a shooting in Langley, British Columbia, Monday, July 25, 2022. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
A criminal investigation into the conduct of 19 B.C. municipal police officers at an undercover police training event in Vancouver in 2022 has been completed. The Ministry of Public Safety is not releasing the results publicly yet. (Black Press Media file photo)

Criminal investigation of B.C. police training event complete

Ministry of Public Safety reviewing findings, but not releasing them publicly yet

A criminal investigation into the conduct of 19 B.C. municipal police officers at an undercover police training event in Vancouver in 2022 has been completed. The Ministry of Public Safety is not releasing the results publicly yet. (Black Press Media file photo)
Changes to the B.C. Highway Patrol’s operations remain delayed, Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth says. A vehicle crash on Lougheed Highway near Spilsbury Street on Aug. 1, 2023 resulted in one person dying after a motorcycle collided with a minivan. (Shane MacKichan)

More consultation needed for B.C. Highway Patrol changes: Farnworth

Public Safety Minister says no decision yet, but changes could come in the spring

Changes to the B.C. Highway Patrol’s operations remain delayed, Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth says. A vehicle crash on Lougheed Highway near Spilsbury Street on Aug. 1, 2023 resulted in one person dying after a motorcycle collided with a minivan. (Shane MacKichan)
The head of British Columbia’s police watchdog says caring for intoxicated people shouldn’t be a police responsibility and the government needs to make sure they’re tended to by trained health-care professionals. The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police “E” Division Headquarters in Surrey, B.C., on April 13, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Drunk tank outdated, no guarantee of health and safety: B.C. watchdog

Independent Investigations Office says intoxicated prisoners should be a health, not police issue

The head of British Columbia’s police watchdog says caring for intoxicated people shouldn’t be a police responsibility and the government needs to make sure they’re tended to by trained health-care professionals. The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police “E” Division Headquarters in Surrey, B.C., on April 13, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
(Black Press Media file photo)

Window shattered in moving B.C. car after shots fired from black Infiniti

Victim’s passenger window was broken while driving through New Westminster

(Black Press Media file photo)
RCMP were at the scene of a fatal explosion in the 24300 block of 8th Avenue in Langley. (Dan Ferguson/Langley Advance Times)

Police rule out murder after body found at Langley explosion scene

No immediate indication as to why in statement released in wake of Oct. 22 blast

RCMP were at the scene of a fatal explosion in the 24300 block of 8th Avenue in Langley. (Dan Ferguson/Langley Advance Times)
A B.C. man has been sentenced to 6.5 years in a jail after an investigation into sexual exploitation that began more than three years ago. (Credit: Pixabay)

B.C. man sentenced to 6.5 years over sexual exploitation, child porn charges

New Westminster man pled guilty to sexual exploitation, making child pornography in October

A B.C. man has been sentenced to 6.5 years in a jail after an investigation into sexual exploitation that began more than three years ago. (Credit: Pixabay)
This Friday, Sept 29, 2023, photo provided by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department shows Duane Keith Davis following his arrest outside his home in Henderson, Nev. Davis, known as “Keffe D,” was indicted on a murder charge in the Sept. 7, 1996, killing of rap music icon Tupac Shakur. After 27 years, Davis became the first person arrested in one of hip-hop’s most enduring mysteries. (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department via AP)

Police bodycam video shows arrest of Tupac killer suspect

Davis had been a long-known suspect in the case, and publicly admitted his role in the killing

This Friday, Sept 29, 2023, photo provided by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department shows Duane Keith Davis following his arrest outside his home in Henderson, Nev. Davis, known as “Keffe D,” was indicted on a murder charge in the Sept. 7, 1996, killing of rap music icon Tupac Shakur. After 27 years, Davis became the first person arrested in one of hip-hop’s most enduring mysteries. (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department via AP)
Fremont County Sheriff Allen Cooper, left, talks a deputy at the road leading to the Return to Nature Funeral Home in Penrose, Colo. Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023. Authorities said Thursday they were investigating the improper storage of human remains at a southern Colorado funeral home that performs “green” burials without embalming chemicals or metal caskets. (Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette via AP)

Colorado police find 115 bodies at ‘green’ funeral home

Neighbors reported abhorrent smells emanating from the location

Fremont County Sheriff Allen Cooper, left, talks a deputy at the road leading to the Return to Nature Funeral Home in Penrose, Colo. Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023. Authorities said Thursday they were investigating the improper storage of human remains at a southern Colorado funeral home that performs “green” burials without embalming chemicals or metal caskets. (Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette via AP)