Vancouver Police

• 2026 FIFA World Cup saw largest deployment of Vancouver police officers ever

  When it came to FIFA-specific events, police said officers dealt with three Criminal Code arrests at Fan Fest, 36 on Granville and one at another watch party.

  Crime

  Jul 20
  
• Drones, licence plate recognition, part of Vancouver police’s new tech

  As part of a Drone as First Responder Program, the Vancouver police will be the first in Canada to deploy six Skydio X10 drones.

  Crime

  Jun 10
  
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• ‘Not putting up with this’: VPD directing drug users to overdose prevention sites

  Following pushback, B.C. Health Minister Josie Osborne said on May 27 that VCH would not proceed with the overdose prevention site at 900 Helmcken Street at this time.

  Health

  Jun 4
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• Forensic pollen testing reveals new details about woman found dead in English Bay in 2022

  Police said her body was floating in the water off Spanish Banks, near an inflatable kayak, and she had candy, insulin and a backpack on her, but no identification.

  Canada

  May 25
• Myles Gray hearing delayed again until fall, 11 years after death

  A long-delayed public hearing into the 2015 police-involved death of Myles Gray has been postponed again until the fall as one of the officers seeks new legal representation.

  Canada

  May 1
• VPD officer’s testimony dropped from schedule of Myles Gray death hearing

  A public hearing in Vancouver into the police-involved death of Myles Gray 11 years ago is set to resume after a six-week adjournment.

  Crime

  Apr 29
• 15-year-old charged with uttering threats linked to Vancouver police investigation

  Vancouver police told Global News that they are not commenting on the case because it is a youth file, which is still under investigation.

  Crime

  Apr 27
• VPD officers haven’t spoken at Myles Gray death hearing. Here’s what the exhibits say

  None of the seven Vancouver police officers involved in a violent encounter leading up to the death of Myles Gray more than 10 years ago has yet testified at a public hearing.

  Canada

  Apr 27
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• Vancouver police issue warning after violent offender re-released into community

  Jordan McIntosh was previously released back into the community last September and was serving a conditional sentence order related to two counts of assault.

  Crime

  Mar 19
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• Man arrested in connection to damaging, attempting to steal BC ambulance

  Brian Twaites said in a statement that a patient 'became combative and damaged the inside of a parked ambulance in the Vancouver General Hospital ambulance bay.'

  Crime

  Feb 5