IIOBC

• New information spurs investigation into Vancouver police’s actions in 2022 death

  The Independent Investigations Office of BC said it is looking into the circumstances of a death that occurred outside St. Paul’s Hospital on May 2022.

  Canada

  Jan 3
  
• B.C. police watchdog investigating in-custody death in Surrey

  Investigators say the man received medical help from police, fire and BC Emergency Health Services but was pronounced dead at the scene.

  Canada

  Jul 9, 2023
  
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• Surrey, B.C. chase ends with crash, suspect vehicle drove in oncoming traffic

  In the videos, a car can be seen speeding down 100 Ave. around 8 a.m. in the wrong direction.

  Crime

  Jun 18, 2023
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• Man dies while in Vancouver police custody, VPD staff member suspended with pay

  The man was pronounced dead at a local hospital after being found in medical distress on May 1, inside a Vancouver police jail cell. 

  Crime

  May 20, 2023
• Allegedly armed suspect shot by B.C. RCMP in Prince George incident

  A male suspect in Prince George, B.C., sustained gunshot injuries Wednesday and was transported to hospital in serious but non-life-threatening condition, police said.

  Crime

  Apr 27, 2023
• VPD cleared in shooting of man who launched “unprovoked attack” on officer in DTES

  According to the IIOBC, the suspect struck the officer two or three times in the head with a metal bar, while sitting in a police vehicle at East Hastings and Columbia streets.

  Crime

  Apr 1, 2023
• Const. Shaelyn Yang acted appropriately in fatal homeless incident: B.C. probe

  The investigation found that Const. Yang did nothing wrong when she fired her weapon, striking her accused assailant.

  Crime

  Dec 3, 2022
• IIO investigates man’s death after reported armed robbery near Lake Cowichan, B.C.

  'Officers approached the vehicle and found one deceased man with what appears to be self-inflicted wounds,' said Dawn Roberts, BC RCMP’s director.

  Canada

  Dec 1, 2022
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• Police watchdog reviewing arrest in Salmon Arm

  A woman placed under arrest sustained a serious but not life-threatening injury while being taken into custody.

  Crime

  Feb 21, 2022
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• Transit Police officer still employed 9 years after brutal beating caught on camera

  Almost nine years after a UBC student was beaten by Metro Vancouver Transit Police in a violent assault captured on video, Police Act proceedings for one of the two officers involved are still ongoing.

  Crime

  Jun 14, 2020