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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.

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  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.

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  Feb 18
  
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• 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.

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  Feb 10
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• 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.

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  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
• 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.

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  Nov 26, 2024
• 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
• Supporters of mother killed in Surrey RCMP shooting call for transparent investigation

  Vanessa Renteria Valencia was killed in the early morning of Sept. 19, after police say they were called to a disturbance at a Surrey home.

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  Sep 27, 2024
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• Fatal police shooting of Surrey mother shakes community

  The woman fatally shot by RCMP in Surrey on Thursday has been identified as Vanessa Valencia, a recent immigrant from Colombia.

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  Sep 20, 2024
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• Woman ‘holding a weapon next to a young child’ dead after being shot by police in Surrey

  A Surrey RCMP officer fatally shot a woman Thursday morning who police say was holding a weapon next to a young child.

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  Sep 19, 2024