Burnaby man charged in stabbing death of woman found on Vancouver street: police
The Vancouver Police Department asks anyone with information who has not yet come forward to call its homicide unit at 604-717-2500.
Crime
Apr 16
B.C. rolling out online anti-bike theft tool provincewide
Project 529 works by encouraging owners to register their bike details and personal information with an online database.
Crime
Apr 30
Point-blank range: Video captures brazen shooting in downtown Vancouver
A video camera captured a brazen daylight shooting in downtown Vancouver Saturday in which two suspects opened fire on a black SUV from point-blank range.
Crime
Mar 31
Canada’s most wanted list: Toronto suspect in fatal shooting at No. 1
A suspect wanted for a fatal shooting in Toronto has topped Canada's Top 25 Most Wanted List as $1 million in total rewards is being offered for arrests of fugitives on the list.
Crime
Apr 23
What’s next for the man who’s lived in Stanley Park for 30 years?
Christenson Bailey started making plans to leave the park in 2019, trying to re-establish some mainstream aspects of life, such as getting proper identification.
Canada
Apr 19
Life in the forest: How Stanley Park’s longest resident survived a changing landscape
Christenson Bailey could go weeks in Stanley Park without speaking to another person. He spent his time meditating, studying the forest, and making art.
Canada
Apr 18
VPD officer stabbed saving 2-year-old boy receives top honour
Detective Const. Blake Chersinoff received VPD's highest honour, the Chief Constable's Award of Valour, for his actions helping save a two-year-old boy.
Crime
Mar 14
Meet the man who’s lived 30 years in Stanley Park
Christenson Bailey has lived in Vancouver's Stanley Park for the last three decades. He first visited the city in 1981 on a hitchhiking trip.
Canada
Apr 17
Man charged in Vancouver antisemitism hate crime after hostage poster defaced
Vancouver police officers investigated after witnesses reported a man had defaced a poster of Israeli hostages, and was using anti-Semitic and threatening language.
Crime
Mar 13
‘An insult’: Chinatown tagger handed probation after 7 of 8 charges stayed
Frustration in Vancouver's Chinatown, as most of the charges against a suspected serial graffiti tagger have been stayed.
Crime
Mar 12
Are home invasions rising in Canada? How to protect yourself
Home invasions are a growing concern in Canada, with increasing reports of break-ins for auto thefts and residential burglaries in some big Canadian cities.
Canada
Mar 19
30-hour police standoff in Calgary ends, armed suspect shot dead
Police officials said shots were fired at officers in Penbrooke Meadows on Thursday, prompting a shelter-in-place order in the neighbourhood.
Crime
Mar 14
Man arrested along seawall after ‘violent robbery’ near Granville Island
"The armed suspect threatened to jump from the seawall into False Creek," reads a news release from the Vancouver Police Department.
Crime
Jan 16
Citing ‘broken’ relationship, report calls for new VPD apology in wrongful handcuffing
The BC Human Rights Commissioner says a new apology ceremony is needed from the Vancouver police and board in regards to the handcuffing of Maxwell Johnson and his granddaughter.
Canada
Mar 6
Pedestrian hit, police officer injured after stolen Vancouver cab crashes
According to the Vancouver Police Department, the stolen cab was involved in a hit-and-run at East Broadway and Kingsway in Mount Pleasant around 7:30 a.m.
Crime
Jan 16
Forewarned is forearmed: VPD workshops aim to empower seniors against scammers
Vancouver police are holding a series of workshops in the city aimed at arming seniors with the tools they need to ward off scammers.
Crime
Feb 28
Hate crime reports jump 31% in Vancouver, fuelled by Israel-Hamas conflict: police
According to the Vancouver Police Department, officers investigated 265 hate crime reports in 2023, up 31 per cent from 2022. Antisemitism reports also went up 62 per cent.
Crime
Jan 16
Matthew McKnight, convicted Edmonton sex offender, granted day parole
A former Edmonton club promoter who was convicted in 2020 of sexually assaulting five women in Edmonton has been granted day parole.
Canada
Feb 26
‘Racialized police brutality’: Indigenous leaders decry Vancouver arrest caught on camera
Indigenous leaders say a recent case where a woman was punched while being arrested is a sign of lingering systemic racism in the Vancouver police.
Crime
Apr 19
Vancouver police officer told to remove Star of David patch
An image of the officer wearing the black patch that includes the star and white bars, similar to the Israeli flag, had been posted on social media on Thursday.
Canada
Feb 16
