Police Oversight

• B.C. officer should get 7-day suspension for woman’s plastic bullet death, hearing finds

  Retired judge Wally Oppal ruled in May that Sgt. Ron Kirkwood committed misconduct under the Police Act in the Christmas Day 2019 incident that left 43-year-old Lisa Rauch dead. 

  Crime

  Jun 12, 2025
  
• Family of B.C. Mountie who took own life angry officer she was involved with now with SPS

  Jasmine Thiara died by suicide on Richmond’s Moray Bridge on Feb. 21, 2021, shortly after texting a colleague that she was being bullied by a senior Mountie she was involved with.

  Crime

  Jun 4, 2025
  
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• Vancouver police sergeant demoted over sexualized misconduct

  During the hearing, the officer admitted to allegations of discreditable conduct related to unsolicited sexualized messages sent to fellow officers and female students.

  Crime

  May 6, 2025
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• VPD whistleblower alleges ‘Task Force Barrage’ arrest quotas

  B.C.'s police watchdog says the Vancouver Police Board must look into an officer's allegation that arrest quotas have been issued as part of Mayor Ken Sim's "Task Force Barrage."

  Apr 23, 2025
• Citing Myles Gray case, VPD chief calls slow police oversight a ‘failure in the system’

  Chief Const. Adam Palmer took command of the force in May 2015, three months before the deadly confrontation between Myles Gray and several VPD officers.

  Politics

  Apr 22, 2025
• Vancouver police sergeant admits to harassment claims

  A VPD sergeant who taught at B.C. universities has admitted to allegations of discreditable conduct over sexualized messages he sent to fellow officers and female students. 

  Politics

  Apr 9, 2025
• Public hearing scheduled for VPD officer accused of sexualized misconduct

  It is the first public hearing called by the police complaint commissioner since the province amended the Police Act allowing hearings earlier in the discipline process. 

  Crime

  Mar 28, 2025
• No charges for VPD officer who fatally shot armed man in Downtown Eastside hotel

  The fatal shooting happened on May 5, 2022 at the Patricia Hotel as police responded to reports of an armed man having a mental health or drug-related crisis and assaulting people.

  Crime

  Mar 18, 2025
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• Mountie ‘outright lied,’ lawyer alleges at B.C. discipline hearing

  An RCMP lawyer is alleging a Mountie who testified at his own discipline hearing on in B.C. on Monday "outright lied" on the stand.

  Mar 11, 2025
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• B.C. Mounties’ discipline hearing hears from officer who complained about group chats

  The three officers are facing allegations of workplace harassment and discreditable conduct that could, if substantiated, result in their dismissal.

  Crime

  Feb 25, 2025