Police Incident

• Police watchdog called to Penticton after incident near hospital

  On Tuesday afternoon, RCMP in Penticton, B.C., were called to an area near the city's hospital around Government Street due to an unspecified "incident."

  Crime

  Oct 22
  
• Blood Tribe mourns death of local cowboy in police incident

  A well-known cowboy in the rodeo circuit has been identified as the man who died during a police incident at a southwest Calgary hotel. As Meghan Cobb reports, the Blood Tribe member is the 8th Indigenous person to die in Canada in an altercation with law enforcement since August 29.

  Canada

  Sep 23
  
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• Man dies following police incident in Chilliwack

  One person is dead following a police incident in Chilliwack on Monday. B.C.'s civilian police watchdog has been deployed to the scene.

  Crime

  Apr 22
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• No injuries reported after ‘brazen daytime shooting’ in Coquitlam

  RCMP in Coquitlam closed two main roads north of the Coquitlam Centre Mall amid an "unfolding police incident" on Thursday.

  Crime

  Jan 4
• Highway 19 reopens near Campbell River, B.C. following police incident

  DriveBC said Highway 19 was closed in both directions from Iron River Road in Campbell River to Piercy Road, six kilometres north of Cumberland. 

  Crime

  Oct 16, 2023
• Police investigate possible child luring in Summerland, B.C.

  According to RCMP, a 10-year-old girl reported to her parents that on Sept. 20, while walking to Giants Head Elementary, she was approached by a man driving along Kelly Avenue.

  Crime

  Sep 24, 2023
• RCMP surround Kelowna condo complex in response to ‘barricaded person’

  A large number of Kelowna RCMP officers along with members of an emergency response team could be seen surrounding the Bridgewater Estates on Gordon Avenue near Cook Road. 

  Crime

  Aug 7, 2023
• Highway 97A, north of Enderby closed for police incident

  Mounties said Monday afternoon that an unfolding incident on Highway 97A, north of Enderby, has prompted a road closure. An update will be made later in the day.

  Traffic

  Jun 19, 2023
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• Police close stretch of Hastings Street after ‘multiple serious assaults’

  Police have released few details about the incident, but have closed a stretch of East Hastings Street at Columbia Street.

  Crime

  Jun 1, 2023
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• Highway 1 reopened in North Vancouver after RCMP respond to man in mental health crisis

  The highway was closed in both directions between Capilano Road and Edgemont Boulevard, and DriveBC warned commuters to expect congestion and delays.

  Crime

  May 29, 2023