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• IIO deployed to Burnaby after officer-involved shooting

  Witnesses in the Burnaby Heights area reported hearing five to six gunshots around 3 p.m. on Monday.

  Sep 1
  
• Watchdog deployed after Vancouver police fatally shoot ‘man with a weapon’

  Officers were called to a neighbours' dispute at a building near Rupert Street and Vaness Avenue around 4 p.m., Vancouver police said in a media release.

  Crime

  Aug 20
  
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• Watchdog deployed after man booked in Vancouver police jail dies

  The VPD says the 49-year-old prisoner "became unresponsive after suffering an apparent medical emergency" shortly before 10 a.m. on Wednesday.

  Crime

  Jul 17
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• Watchdog finds no ‘neglect in duty to care’ in B.C. police officer’s death

  Sgt. Matthew Ball took his own life a day after Vancouver police revealed sexual assault charges against him and another Central Saanich police officer.

  Crime

  Apr 14
• Five months after Surrey mother shot dead by police, family waiting for answers

  Vanessa Renteria Valencia, a Colombian newcomer to Canada, died in the early morning hours of Sept. 19, 2024, after being shot during a confrontation with the Surrey RCMP.

  Crime

  Feb 18
• Surrey high school student shot and killed by police during ‘interaction’

  The Independent Investigations Office of BC said that police responded to reports of a person with a weapon at an elementary school near 70 Avenue and 185 Street on Sunday.

  Crime

  Feb 10
• Police cleared of wrongdoing in collision that left Victoria taxi driver dead

  The crash happened shortly before 1 a.m. on Oct. 19, after Victoria police tried to pull over a Nissan Titan on Courtney Street.

  Crime

  Jan 3
• Watchdog investigates after man arrested for urinating on RCMP station is hurt

  British Columbia's police watchdog is seeking witnesses after a man was arrested for urinating on an RCMP station then found to have sustained an injury.

  Dec 30, 2024
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• Charges stayed against Chilliwack Mountie who shot domestic assault suspect

  Const. Keven Biagioni faced multiple charges after shooting a suspect armed with a barbeque skewer in January 2021. The Crown has now stayed those charges.

  Crime

  Nov 26, 2024
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• Friends identify Victoria cab driver killed by truck allegedly fleeing police

  Supporters have identified the victim as Rajinder "Ronnie" Singh, a 24-year-old Victoria cab driver who worked multiple jobs to support his parents in India.

  Crime

  Oct 21, 2024