Vancouver Police

• 2 teens arrested after using replica gun during Facebook Marketplace robbery

  Police said the two boys arranged to meet someone selling a phone on Facebook Marketplace in a back lane near King Edward Avenue and Fraser Street at 8:30 p.m. on Monday.

  Crime

  Dec 23
  
• Vancouver police investigating ‘sudden death’ at Yaletown condo building

  Moe Pourghadiri, who lives in the building, said he was watching TV in the afternoon when he heard a woman screaming for help in Farsi.

  Nov 11
  
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• Arts Club Theatre employee under investigation after suspicious video found

  Sources tell Global News the Arts Club employee allegedly secretly recorded more than a dozen individuals in a dressing room, with the alleged victims being of various ages.

  Crime

  Nov 11
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• Surrey teen stabbed and killed near Robson Square in downtown Vancouver

  Investigators believe the victim, a Surrey resident, was stabbed shortly before 11:40 p.m. on Saturday, near the Vancouver Law Courts at Smithe and Hornby Street.

  Crime

  Jul 21
• High-risk sex offender to live in Vancouver, police warn

  Kelly Isbister served an 18-month sentence for one count of possession of child pornography and one count of breach of recognizance.

  Crime

  Jul 4
• Steve Rai appointed chief constable of Vancouver Police Department

  Steve Rai was officially appointed the department's 32nd chief constable on Thursday, following former chief Adam Palmer's retirement. 

  Crime

  May 22
• Report on claim of VPD ‘Task Force Barrage’ arrest quota coming in June

  The Vancouver Police Board says a "full report" into a complaint about political motivations and arrest quotas for a crackdown on Downtown Eastside crime will be delivered in June.

  Apr 24
• ‘Untenable’ Downtown Eastside situation needs major changes, says outgoing VPD chief

  The low-income neighbourhood is home to approximately three per cent of Vancouver’s population but is responsible for about one-third of the city’s violent crime.

  Crime

  Apr 23
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• High-risk sex offender re-arrested after going missing from halfway house on Friday

  Hayden McCorriston, 30, was last seen leaving his halfway house on Homer Street, in Downtown Vancouver, at 10:25 a.m. on Friday. He was re-arrested on Monday.

  Crime

  Apr 18
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• VPD boost security amid reports of plot to kill officer in Downtown Eastside

  In an internal email obtained by Global News, officers are advised of the possible threat, which indicates there's a group of young men aiming to kill an officer.

  Crime

  Apr 15