BC IIO

• B.C. police watchdog investigating motorcycle collision with police car

  The driver crashed into a police car at the intersection of Glenayre and Valour drives after 6:30 p.m., sustaining non-life-threatening injuries that required hospital treatment.

  Crime

  Jul 26
  
• Criminal charges possible after B.C. police dog bites off-duty inspector in Surrey

  British Columbia's civilian police watchdog has determined there are 'reasonable grounds' to believe officers may have committed an office during a takedown on May 29, 2021.

  Crime

  Jul 5
  
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• No charges for B.C. RCMP officer who shot and injured impaired driving suspect

  The suspect was injured shot in the torso and shoulder in the process of his arrest on May 10, 2018, near Grand Forks, B.C.

  Crime

  Nov 25, 2022
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• B.C. IIO not recommending charges after ‘drunk’ woman suffers broken arm during arrest

  According to an IIO report, a woman described by witnesses as being ‘black-out’ drunk at a party in Salmon Arm suffered a broken arm when officers tried to arrest her.

  Canada

  Aug 5, 2022
• B.C.’s ombudsperson again calling for needed oversight of municipal jail guards

  The call comes on the heels of an IIO report detailing how a man with a broken hip spent hours in overnight police cells before being taken to hospital.

  Canada

  Jul 20, 2022
• B.C. First Nation demands inquiry into man’s death after police respond to distress call

  Rojun Alphonse, a father of four, died on July 10 after his family made a distress call to police, concerned he would hurt himself.

  Canada

  Jul 19, 2022
• IIO report: Police acted appropriately during Vernon domestic disturbance arrest

  The report said two people were arrested at the domestic disturbance: a man for breaching court conditions and a woman who swung at police.

  Crime

  Jan 20, 2022
• B.C. IIO investigating single-vehicle collision on Highway 97A, near Armstrong

  A police officer was travelling southbound on Highway 97A when a grey vehicle passed by at an alleged high rate of speed.

  Canada

  Dec 3, 2021
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• B.C.’s police watchdog agency investigating man’s death in Kelowna

  One day after local police attended a Sexsmith Road residence to check on a man’s wellbeing, another man was found dead, prompting the B.C. IIO to investigate.

  Crime

  Jun 24, 2021
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• Passenger killed in Trans-Canada Highway crash after vehicle failed to stop for police: RCMP

  Police say an eastbound vehicle was seen passing multiple vehicles near Salmon Arm on Thursday afternoon, including an unmarked police vehicle.

  Canada

  May 21, 2021