Mistaken Identity

• Shots fired at Delta, B.C. home, youth arrested

  A youth from Surrey, who is known to police, was arrested in the overnight shooting that police believe involved mistaken targets.

  Crime

  Dec 29, 2022
  
• N.B. family in ‘shock,’ alleges RCMP mistakenly told them their son was dead

  A New Brunswick family alleges the RCMP mistakenly told them their son was dead after a body was found in a public washroom outside Moncton City Hall earlier this week.

  Canada

  Nov 25, 2022
  
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• Mayorol mix-up: Texas woman named Regina Mayor mistaken for Regina’s mayor

  A Twitter mix-up last week had Texas woman Regina Mayor mistaken for the mayor of Saskatchewan's capital city.

  Canada

  Feb 6, 2022
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• Regina man mistaken for creator of popular internet game ‘Wordle’

  Regina's Josh Wardle is being mistaken for a software engineer in Brooklyn, New York who shares his name and created the word game Wordle which has taken the internet by storm.

  Tech

  Jan 28, 2022
• Mistaken identity suspected in Kelowna, B.C. home invasion

  On Oct. 5, just before 11:30 p.m., Kelowna RCMP responded to a home in the 1900-block of Pandosy Street in Kelowna.

  Crime

  Oct 6, 2021
• Man locked up, drugged for 2 years in Hawaii case of mistaken identity

  A homeless man in Hawaii was arrested and ultimately locked up in a case of mistaken identity, according to a court petition.

  Trending

  Aug 5, 2021
• RCMP appeal for tips on 5th anniversary of murder of Michael Sandhu

  "The pain of Michael’s murder remains with us till this day," Sandu's mother said in a statement, Friday. "There has not been a day where he has not been in our thoughts or tears."

  Crime

  Jul 23, 2021
• Mistaken identity suspected in ‘frightening’ Richmond home invasion: RCMP

  The suspects restrained the couple, then proceeded to ransack the home and flee with some of the victims' property, according to Mounties.

  Crime

  Mar 26, 2021
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• Gunfire rattles Abbotsford home, police suspect mistaken identity

  The house that was targeted was occupied by a family at the time of the shooting, including children, police said. 

  Crime

  Nov 29, 2020
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• Mistaken identity involving prisoner and health card was human error, Ontario government says

  A Hamilton man who wanted to know why a prisoner was using his health care number for medical treatment has his answer: human error by staff at ServiceOntario.

  Canada

  Sep 24, 2020