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Vancouver police are asking the public for information after an injured woman was found near Victoria Drive and Kingsway early Saturday. The woman died at the scene. News Source link
Read More »Multi-boat fire in False Creek renews questions about derelict vessel enforcement – BC
A dramatic boat fire in Vancouver’s False Creek on Thursday has renewed concerns about the management of vessels moored in the busy waterway. One person suffered serious burns when a trio of boats moored together went up in flames around 6 p.m. Two of those boats have since sunk. 1:42 …
Read More »2 Vancouver Police officers hospitalized after crash with suspected stolen van – BC
Two Vancouver Police officers were treated for non-life-threatening injuries following a crash involving a suspected stolen van and a VPD cruiser, according to police. The suspect was taken to hospital as well, also with mild injuries. The crash happened around 3 p.m. Monday along Clark Drive at Charles Street but …
Read More »VPD cleared in shooting of man who launched “unprovoked attack” on officer in DTES – BC
The province’s police watchdog has cleared Vancouver police in the shooting of a man who attacked an officer on the city’s Downtown Eastside last summer. In a public report released March 31, the Independent Investigations Office of BC said the July 30, 2022 incident was “one of the clearest examples” of a …
Read More »Concerns over Vancouver’s proposal to demolish heritage building for DTES street market – BC
There are renewed concerns about a proposal to demolish a more than century-old Vancouver heritage building and use the empty lot to temporarily relocate the Downtown Eastside Market, where police allege some stolen goods are being sold. The City of Vancouver leases the current street market space at 26 East …
Read More »‘Humiliating’: Victim of violent wrongful arrest by Vancouver police describes ordeal
A Toronto man who was wrongfully shot with “less lethal” gun rounds and apprehended by Vancouver Police in a case of mistaken identity is speaking out about his ordeal, in the hopes it won’t happen to others. Elijah Barnett, who is hearing impaired, told Global News he was walking his …
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