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A woman boards a transit bus through rear doors, in Vancouver, on Friday, March 20, 2020. Vancouver police are looking for additional witnesses after a man was charged with sexual assault after allegedly groping a 15-year-old girl on a bus in the city’s Mount Pleasant neighbourhood on May 17, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Man, 25, charged with sexual assault after teen groped on Vancouver bus

Police looking for additional witnesses

 

A Vancouver Police Department patch is seen on an officer’s uniform on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021. Three men have been charged in a Vancouver police investigation into a fentanyl lab. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

3 men charged in fentanyl lab investigation by Vancouver police

14-month investigation led to seizure of $7.8M worth of suspected fentanyl, cocaine

 

The Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner is reviewing a proposed discipline decision against a Vancouver police officer who drove drunk and crashed into a van in July 2022. Police cars are seen parked outside Vancouver Police Department headquarters in Vancouver, on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Vancouver officer suspended 5 days for drunk driving; watchdog reviewing

Const. Samuel Cheung crashed into an occupied van in Delta in 2022 while off duty

 

A still from bus surveillance footage shows the man Vancouver police believe may be behind a number of recent purse-snatching incidents. (VPD)

Vancouver police release video of suspected purse-snatcher

Man believed to be responsible for attacking two women in last couple of months

A still from bus surveillance footage shows the man Vancouver police believe may be behind a number of recent purse-snatching incidents. (VPD)
Vancouver police on scene of a shooting that injured one person in the downtown core Wednesday evening (April 3, 2024). (Shane MacKichan)

Downtown Vancouver shooting sends 1 to hospital

Vancouver police say no arrests have yet been made

Vancouver police on scene of a shooting that injured one person in the downtown core Wednesday evening (April 3, 2024). (Shane MacKichan)
Vancouver Police are in south Vancouver Wednesday morning (April 3) after a woman was found dead near Rosemont Drive and 57th Avenue. (Shane MacKichan)

Woman found dead near Vancouver golf course: Police

Vancouver police say officers are still investigating the cause of death

Vancouver Police are in south Vancouver Wednesday morning (April 3) after a woman was found dead near Rosemont Drive and 57th Avenue. (Shane MacKichan)
Heiltsuk First Nation man Maxwell Johnson and elected Chief Marilyn Slett at a news conference on Monday, Oct. 24, 2022. (Jane Skrypnek/Black Press Media)

VPD, Heiltsuk Nation relationship needs repair: B.C. human rights head

Rights adovcate also calls for new apology ceremony for cops who wrongfully arrested Heiltsuk family

Heiltsuk First Nation man Maxwell Johnson and elected Chief Marilyn Slett at a news conference on Monday, Oct. 24, 2022. (Jane Skrypnek/Black Press Media)
Police cars are seen parked outside Vancouver Police Department headquarters in Vancouver, on Saturday, January 9, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

B.C. cop who drove in wrong lane during chase-turned-crash cleared of wrongdoing

The driver of the suspect vehicle had several fractures and cuts to his ear, scalp

Police cars are seen parked outside Vancouver Police Department headquarters in Vancouver, on Saturday, January 9, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
<div>A Vancouver Police Department patch is seen on an officer’s uniform during a call in Vancouver, B.C., Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021. Vancouver police are applauding the actions of three Good Samaritans who helped officers arrest a suspect after he tried to rob a blind man of his cane. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck</div>

3 bystanders help Vancouver police arrest suspect who tried to rob blind man

Police say the victim was standing on a street corner when the suspect grabbed his white cane

<div>A Vancouver Police Department patch is seen on an officer’s uniform during a call in Vancouver, B.C., Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021. Vancouver police are applauding the actions of three Good Samaritans who helped officers arrest a suspect after he tried to rob a blind man of his cane. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck</div>
A Vancouver Police Department patch is seen on an officer’s uniform during a call in Vancouver, B.C., Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Vancouver Police officer ordered to remove Star of David patch

Police sent policy reminder last year that unauthorized patches should not be worn on uniforms

A Vancouver Police Department patch is seen on an officer’s uniform during a call in Vancouver, B.C., Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Some Vancouver businesses are failing to follow a new bylaw restricting bear spray sales, police found during an undercover shopping operation. (Joel Krahn/Black Press Media)

Vancouver businesses selling bear spray illegally, undercover officers find

New bylaw restricts sales to minors and requires spray be locked up, but not all shops complying

Some Vancouver businesses are failing to follow a new bylaw restricting bear spray sales, police found during an undercover shopping operation. (Joel Krahn/Black Press Media)
Vancouver police say two robbery suspects fled the scene in a taxi on Jan. 29, but officers arrested the pair shortly after. A Vancouver Police Department patch is seen on an officer’s uniform during a call in Vancouver, B.C., Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Suspects steal $25K in goods from Vancouver Arc’teryx, leave in taxi: Police

Anthony Britch, 35, and Alana DaSilva, 30, are both facing charges of theft

Vancouver police say two robbery suspects fled the scene in a taxi on Jan. 29, but officers arrested the pair shortly after. A Vancouver Police Department patch is seen on an officer’s uniform during a call in Vancouver, B.C., Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Vancouver police have released a sketch of the suspect in a child-luring investigation on Dec. 13, 2023. (vancouver Police Department handout)

Man poses as parent, tries to lure child from B.C. daycare: Police

Vancouver police looking to speak with driver of Porsche that was in the area at time of incident

Vancouver police have released a sketch of the suspect in a child-luring investigation on Dec. 13, 2023. (vancouver Police Department handout)
Dozens of Vancouver police officers are now recording their interactions on body-worn cameras in a pilot project the department says is aimed at improving public trust. Police cars are seen parked outside Vancouver Police Department headquarters in Vancouver, on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Body cameras coming soon to 85 Vancouver Police officers

Pilot project to be tested in city’s downtown, officers will turn cameras on as needed

Dozens of Vancouver police officers are now recording their interactions on body-worn cameras in a pilot project the department says is aimed at improving public trust. Police cars are seen parked outside Vancouver Police Department headquarters in Vancouver, on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Police cars are seen parked outside Vancouver Police Department headquarters in Vancouver, on Saturday, January 9, 2021. A Vancouver Special Municipal Constable has been charged with assault, according to the B.C. Prosecution Service on Jan. 4, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Vancouver constable charged with assault: Prosecution service

Charge stems from an incident at the Vancouver Police Department jail on Jan. 7, 2023

Police cars are seen parked outside Vancouver Police Department headquarters in Vancouver, on Saturday, January 9, 2021. A Vancouver Special Municipal Constable has been charged with assault, according to the B.C. Prosecution Service on Jan. 4, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
The Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner received 400 complaints about Vancouver Police Department officers in 2022/2023. In this file photo, police cars are seen parked outside VPD headquarters in Vancouver, on Saturday, January 9, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Vancouver officers fired for stealing fentanyl, kissing youths: OPCC report

Annual report details disciplinary decisions handed down in 2022/2023

The Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner received 400 complaints about Vancouver Police Department officers in 2022/2023. In this file photo, police cars are seen parked outside VPD headquarters in Vancouver, on Saturday, January 9, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Vancouver Police seized a vintage firearm, pictured, at Lord Byng Secondary School Dec. 21, 2023 after a man was seen carrying it into the school. The man is a staff member at the school and was bringing it in for a school presentation, police said. (Vancouver police handout)

Rifle-toting man was just bringing it to B.C. school for presentation: Police

Vancouver police say the school was locked down, emergency response team dispatched immediately

Vancouver Police seized a vintage firearm, pictured, at Lord Byng Secondary School Dec. 21, 2023 after a man was seen carrying it into the school. The man is a staff member at the school and was bringing it in for a school presentation, police said. (Vancouver police handout)
Maxwell Johnson and his granddaughter Tori-Anne Tweedie look on during the uplifting ceremony for Johnson and his family at the Big House in Bella Bella, B.C., on October 24, 2022. The day was meant to be an apology ceremony for the two, but that was cancelled after two Vancouver Police Department officers never showed up. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito

Heiltsuk man, granddaughter still await full apology from Vancouver officers

Pair ‘recklessly’ arrested in 2019 at Vancouver bank, officers didn’t attend apology ceremony

Maxwell Johnson and his granddaughter Tori-Anne Tweedie look on during the uplifting ceremony for Johnson and his family at the Big House in Bella Bella, B.C., on October 24, 2022. The day was meant to be an apology ceremony for the two, but that was cancelled after two Vancouver Police Department officers never showed up. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
A man is seen inside his tent as vancouver police officers stand by while city workers clear an encampment on East Hastings Street in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, B.C., Wednesday, April 5, 2023. Vancouver police officers have been deployed to a tent encampment on the city’s Downtown Eastside with the aim of shutting down the site to campers. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Probe to examine if police hindered media during Vancouver decampment

Police oversight agency says VPD appears to have created ‘exclusion zone,’ but department denies doing so

A man is seen inside his tent as vancouver police officers stand by while city workers clear an encampment on East Hastings Street in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, B.C., Wednesday, April 5, 2023. Vancouver police officers have been deployed to a tent encampment on the city’s Downtown Eastside with the aim of shutting down the site to campers. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Vancouver police are releasing images of two suspects who are believed to responsible for a triple stabbing on Oct. 30, 2022. (Vancouver Police Department handouts)

Vancouver triple-stabbing suspects still sought 1 year later

Police say investigators have tried DNA testing of forensic evidence, witness interviews and more

Vancouver police are releasing images of two suspects who are believed to responsible for a triple stabbing on Oct. 30, 2022. (Vancouver Police Department handouts)