Vancouver Police

• Heightened Vancouver police response on 1-year anniversary of Oct. 7 attacks

  Sgt. Steve Addison with the Vancouver police said there are a number of planned and unplanned events expected to take place and officers have stepped up patrols.

  World

  Oct 7
  
• Vancouver police prepare for ‘significant’ disorder ahead of Oct. 7 anniversary

  Vancouver police chief Adam Palmer said on Friday that at least four events are planned over the weekend leading up to the anniversary and there could be more.

  Crime

  Oct 4
  
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• VPD says protests, playoffs explain $10M budget bust

  A report presented to the Vancouver Police Board in September found that in the second quarter, the department was over budget by more than $10 million. 

  Politics

  Oct 3
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• 27-year-old woman charged in man’s East Vancouver death

  Police have identified the victim as Brian Mathew Clayton. Investigators believe the suspect and victim knew one another.

  Crime

  Oct 3
• VPD documentation ‘ranges from very poor to fair’ says retired officer’s report

  Global News obtained the report, which was highly redacted, through a freedom of information request.

  Investigations

  Sep 25
• ‘Listen to the voices of the DTES’: Calls for change follow video of VPD fatal shooting

  The incident was captured on a surveillance camera. Police had been called to the hotel on East Hastings in May 2022 for an assault with a weapons complaint.

  Crime

  Sep 12
• 3 VPD senior officers facing serious discipline following Burnaby crash: sources

  When an RCMP officer arrived on the scene, one VPD member allegedly grabbed his arm as he tried to retrieve a cell phone. Another allegedly threatened the Mountie's job.

  Crime

  Sep 11
• Video shows fatal 2022 Vancouver shooting at hotel on DTES

  B.C.'s independent police watchdog (IIO) has forwarded a report to the prosecution service for consideration of charges against a VPD officer involved in the incident.

  Crime

  Sep 10
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• Defence says many gaps in Crown’s case in trial involving innocent B.C. teen’s death

  The defence, which did not call any evidence during the trial, says there are too many gaps in the Crown's evidence for the jury to be sure the accused fired the deadly shots.

  Canada

  Sep 5
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• Vancouver police extend body camera pilot to end of year

  The six-month pilot project having Vancouver police officers using body-worn cameras was intended to end on June 30, but the VPD now says it will now run until the end of the year.

  Crime

  Aug 21