Rick O’Brien

• ‘A storybook love’: Fallen B.C. Mountie’s wife pens emotional tribute

  "The one thing I will cherish the most, a once-in-a-lifetime kind of love, a storybook love, a love that we both never knew existed," Const. Rick O'Brien's widow wrote.

  Crime

  Oct 4, 2023
  
• ‘A hero’: Family, colleagues honour fallen RCMP Const. Rick O’Brien in moving service

  Holding back tears, friend John Brandreth spoke about how much love O'Brien had for his wife, Nicole. They were together for 11 years.

  Canada

  Sep 29, 2023
  
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• Thousands line streets as procession honours B.C. RCMP officer killed in the line of duty

  Const. Rick O’Brien was fatally shot on Friday while police were executing a search warrant at a home in Coquitlam in relation to a drug investigation.

  Crime

  Sep 26, 2023
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• ‘I’ll miss him forever’: B.C. teacher remembers fallen RCMP officer 

  A B.C. teacher who knew Const. Rick O'Brien said the fallen RCMP officer was a good friend and colleague when they worked together.

  Canada

  Sep 24, 2023
• 25-year-old Coquitlam man charged with first-degree murder in killing of B.C. Mountie

  Late Saturday afternoon, homicide investigators announced Nicholas Bellemare has been charged and remains in custody.

  Crime

  Sep 23, 2023
• B.C. community members pay respects to officer killed in line of duty

  The National Police Federation, which acts as union for the RCMP, has launched a fundraising campaign for Const. Rick O’Brien’s family.

  Crime

  Sep 23, 2023