BC Police Watchdog

• Police watchdog wants review of B.C.’s officer’s punishment for alleged sexual advances

  The New Westminster police sergeant was in a supervisory role when he allegedly made the advances toward female employees of the department.

  Crime

  Jan 22
  
• Watchdog sent in to investigate West Kelowna police-involved shooting

  B.C.'s police watchdog has been dispatched to West Kelowna to investigate a Wednesday shooting that left one man injured., according to a report.

  Crime

  Oct 19, 2023
  
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• B.C. police complaint commissioner calls public hearing into woman’s 2019 death

  A Police Act investigation had identified two allegations of misconduct stemming from an officer's use of force and a lack of documentation of the incident.

  Crime

  Oct 5, 2023
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• B.C. judge to review police handling of Surrey constable caught drunk driving

  A notice of review says the constable indicated he was a Surrey police officer and asked to be let off with a warning, saying the failed test would "ruin his life."

  Crime

  Aug 30, 2023
• Vancouver police officer ‘played no role’ in civilian’s death in vehicle crash

  When the driver reached Willingdon Avenue and East Hastings Street, it was involved in a collision with a Toyota Supra whose passenger was killed.

  Crime

  Aug 16, 2023
• B.C. man charged with attempted murder after gunfire exchange with police

  Shots were fired after West Vancouver police conducted an impaired driving stop on the westbound ramp off Highway 1 at 15th Street.

  Crime

  Aug 16, 2023
• 18-year-old man dead in police-involved shooting at Vancouver park

  Officers were called around 2:15 a.m. after a 911 call reported hearing gunshots near the playground in Clinton Park, near Grant and Penticton streets in East Vancouver.

  Crime

  Aug 5, 2023
• Use of force reasonable in fatal RCMP shooting of B.C.’s Dani Cooper: Watchdog

  Dani Cooper was a beloved local advocate, writer, poet and member of the Unitarian Universalist congregation. They were shot while holding a knife during a mental health crisis.

  Crime

  Aug 3, 2023
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• 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, 2023
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• 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, 2023