Transit Police

• Fake taxi scam suspects ram B.C. police vehicle prior to arrest

  The scam involves the use of a black vehicle with a taxi sign on the roof and two fraudsters, one posing as a driver and one as a passenger having trouble paying their fare.

  Crime

  Feb 13
  
• Transit police seize 23 weapons over 3 days near Metrotown Station

  Metro Vancouver Transit Police say they seized a variety of weapons and drugs near Metrotown SkyTrain Station during a recent crackdown.

  Crime

  May 9, 2024
  
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• ‘Extremely dangerous’: Viral video shows man ‘surfing’ between SkyTrain cars

  Transit police say they're investigating the "extremely dangerous" stunt and warn would-be copycats they could be seriously hurt or face criminal charges.

  Crime

  Apr 17, 2024
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• Transit cop who brutally beat UBC student handed 2-day suspension due to discipline delay

  A disciplinary proceeding settled on a two-day suspension for a Metro Vancouver transit police officer who beat a UBC student, in part because of how long proceedings had taken.

  Crime

  Nov 30, 2023
• B.C. woman says she was attacked after filming disruptive group on transit bus

  A West Vancouver woman says she was attacked from behind after filming a disruptive group of youths on a Blue Bus when she was heading home from the fireworks last weekend.

  Crime

  Jul 26, 2023
• Photo, video released of Vancouver transit bus fight suspect that left man with severed finger

  Police are hoping to identify a suspect involved in a physical altercation on a Metro Vancouver bus in May. A bus window was broken and a bystander was also injured, police said.

  Crime

  Jun 29, 2023
• Hackers access hundreds of Metro Vancouver Transit Police files

  Metro Vancouver Transit Police say the agency was targeted by hackers who accessed almost 200 of its files as part of a global wave of attacks.

  Crime

  Jun 19, 2023
• Gangs used Metro Vancouver transit system to move drugs, police say

  Transit police began its investigation in 2022, when officers became aware that a network of individuals associated with the B.C. gang conflict were using the transit system.

  Crime

  May 11, 2023
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• Bus driver punched in the face in Vancouver, union calls for more security

  The union representing Metro Vancouver bus drivers said the victim is recovering, but is in pain and worried he could run into his assailant again while on the job.

  Crime

  Apr 28, 2023
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• Transit police stepping up presence following spike in violence aboard buses, SkyTrain

  The most recent violence came in the form of a stabbing aboard a bus in Surrey on Tuesday night, which left a 17-year-old boy dead.

  Crime

  Apr 12, 2023