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Sooke backs call for expanded murder investigation unit

Homicides continue to rise on Vancouver Island and other nearby coastal regions

 

Police were investigating a shooting Tuesday at Edmonton City Hall, where a Molotov cocktail was also thrown from the building’s second floor. Police surround city hall during an investigation, in Edmonton, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

Shots fired, Molotov cocktail tossed before man arrested at Edmonton city hall

Unarmed security guard acted quickly to detain suspect

 

A driver and passenger were arrested in New Westminster after police found $110,000 worth of cash and another $100,000 worth drugs in vacuum-sealed packages in the vehicle during a traffic stop on Jan. 18, 2024. (New Westminster Police handout)

B.C. driver caught with $110K in cash, $100K worth of drugs: Police

New Westminster police say the suspect was also prohibited from driving when arrested

 

B.C.'s police complaint commissioner has ordered a review into how an officer was disciplined for misconduct, saying it didn't fit the seriousness of allegations that he made inappropriate sexual advances. A police car with flashing lights is shown in Philadelphia, Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Matt Rourke

Watchdog wants review of B.C. police officer’s penalty for sexual advances

Officer reduced in rank, complaints commissioner checking to see if punishment fit misconduct

B.C.'s police complaint commissioner has ordered a review into how an officer was disciplined for misconduct, saying it didn't fit the seriousness of allegations that he made inappropriate sexual advances. A police car with flashing lights is shown in Philadelphia, Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Matt Rourke
The covered parkade is blocked off adjacent to the Best Buy at Sevenoaks Shopping Centre on Saturday night (Jan. 20). (John Morrow/Abbotsford News)

B.C. murder victim was facing sentencing in 2020 gang gunfight

Amritpal Saran, 25, was due for sentencing on Tuesday on two charges

The covered parkade is blocked off adjacent to the Best Buy at Sevenoaks Shopping Centre on Saturday night (Jan. 20). (John Morrow/Abbotsford News)
Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General Mike Farnworth is considering the expansion of Vancouver Island Integrated Major Crime Unit. The unit currently serves most but not all parts of Vancouver Island. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito)

As homicides spike, B.C. looks to upgrade Vancouver Island major crime unit

Public safety minister looks to expand unit’s reach into underserved areas

Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General Mike Farnworth is considering the expansion of Vancouver Island Integrated Major Crime Unit. The unit currently serves most but not all parts of Vancouver Island. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito)
VicPD are using this image of an imitation firearm and one used by police to show how real the imitation guns can look. (Courtesy of VicPD)

Imitation firearms, ammunition seized in multiple Victoria incidents

VicPD say seized firearms look similar to ones used by officers

VicPD are using this image of an imitation firearm and one used by police to show how real the imitation guns can look. (Courtesy of VicPD)
New Westminster police are asking for help locating a stolen vehicle and the dog that was inside it. The department says the 2012 Fiat 500 Sport was stolen from the 800-block of Carnarvon Street at about 12:50 a.m. on Jan. 15, 2023. (Photos courtesy of New Westminster Police Department)

B.C. man’s dog stolen after car nabbed with pup inside of it: police

Owner hoping to reunite with 6-year-old border collie, ‘Zoey’

New Westminster police are asking for help locating a stolen vehicle and the dog that was inside it. The department says the 2012 Fiat 500 Sport was stolen from the 800-block of Carnarvon Street at about 12:50 a.m. on Jan. 15, 2023. (Photos courtesy of New Westminster Police Department)
Delta Police Department Sgt. Jim Ingram wears one of the detachment’s body-worn cameras at the B.C. RCMP ‘E’ Division headquarters in Surrey on Jan. 11, 2024. The B.C. Associations of Chiefs of Police were touting the current and future roll out of of body-worn cameras in B.C. (Lauren Collins)

Watchdog calls body cams an imperfect ‘eye’ into B.C. police interactions

Police chiefs tout the effectiveness for investigations with timelines, evidence gathering

Delta Police Department Sgt. Jim Ingram wears one of the detachment’s body-worn cameras at the B.C. RCMP ‘E’ Division headquarters in Surrey on Jan. 11, 2024. The B.C. Associations of Chiefs of Police were touting the current and future roll out of of body-worn cameras in B.C. (Lauren Collins)
A Delta Police Department officer demonstrates recording on a body camera during a news conference by the B.C. Association of Chiefs of Police about implementing body-worn cameras for officers, in Surrey, B.C., on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

Police chiefs say body cams will improve carriage of justice

Cameras soon to be worn by thousands of officers in BC and across Canada

A Delta Police Department officer demonstrates recording on a body camera during a news conference by the B.C. Association of Chiefs of Police about implementing body-worn cameras for officers, in Surrey, B.C., on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
Police say a dog that fell to its death in downtown Vancouver may have been deliberately thrown from a window. A Vancouver Police Department patch is seen in Vancouver, on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Dog found dead on Vancouver lane may have been thrown from window

Police investigating video security footage after incident at Downtown Eastside hotel

Police say a dog that fell to its death in downtown Vancouver may have been deliberately thrown from a window. A Vancouver Police Department patch is seen in Vancouver, on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Police say a 35-year-old man has been arrested and released pending charges after being found riding the SkyTrain on Christmas Day with a rack of allegedly stolen coats. A SkyTrain is pictured in Burnaby, B.C., Tuesday, April 14, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

Alleged thief arrested with 34 winter coats on SkyTrain in Vancouver

Police say the 34 coats on the rack were worth an estimated $6,100

Police say a 35-year-old man has been arrested and released pending charges after being found riding the SkyTrain on Christmas Day with a rack of allegedly stolen coats. A SkyTrain is pictured in Burnaby, B.C., Tuesday, April 14, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Police say a 72-year-old woman used a shovel to chase a combative and naked man from her Vancouver home on Tuesday night. Police cars are seen parked outside Vancouver Police Department headquarters in Vancouver, on Saturday, January 9, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

B.C. woman, 72, corners naked man with shovel after he broke in to her home

Vancouver police say the man has been charged and remains in custody.

Police say a 72-year-old woman used a shovel to chase a combative and naked man from her Vancouver home on Tuesday night. Police cars are seen parked outside Vancouver Police Department headquarters in Vancouver, on Saturday, January 9, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
First responders look over the scene of a bus crash on Highway 97C Okanagan Connector between Merritt and Kelowna in this Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022 handout photo. The BC Prosecution Service says there will be no charges stemming from the Christmas Eve 2022 bus crash that claimed four lives. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Bill Gerber

No charges in B.C. Highway 97C bus crash that killed 4 Christmas Eve, 2022

Police said extremely icy road conditions caused the rollover east of Merritt

First responders look over the scene of a bus crash on Highway 97C Okanagan Connector between Merritt and Kelowna in this Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022 handout photo. The BC Prosecution Service says there will be no charges stemming from the Christmas Eve 2022 bus crash that claimed four lives. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Bill Gerber
Charrybelle Talaue is facing charges after a Central Saanich police investigation that allegedly found she applied for a nursing job with forged documents. (Courtesy of the Central Saanich Police Service)

Fake nurse facing charges after applying for Greater Victoria health job

Charrybelle Talaue has never been a registered nurse in B.C.

Charrybelle Talaue is facing charges after a Central Saanich police investigation that allegedly found she applied for a nursing job with forged documents. (Courtesy of the Central Saanich Police Service)
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
Police were on Lefeuvre Road in Abbotsford on Dec. 11, 2022 after Marc Ellis was hit and killed by a red Dodge Ram pickup truck that was left behind. (Shane MacKichan photo)

Family seeks answers 1 year after B.C. man killed helping dog

Abbotsford’s Marc Ellis, 38, was killed in a hit-and-run after stopping to check on wandering pet

Police were on Lefeuvre Road in Abbotsford on Dec. 11, 2022 after Marc Ellis was hit and killed by a red Dodge Ram pickup truck that was left behind. (Shane MacKichan photo)
Oak Bay police department electric EV car officer OBPD (Christine van Reeuwyk/News Staff)

Police nab same man twice for breaking into cars in Oak Bay

The 24-year-old was arrested both times and released with charges

Oak Bay police department electric EV car officer OBPD (Christine van Reeuwyk/News Staff)
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)