vancouver police

• Vancouver mayoral candidate pledges big boost to program pairing cops with mental health nurses

  Sim's proposal is to massively expand the "Car 87" program, which sees plain-clothed police officers partner with Vancouver Coastal Health mental health workers for crisis calls.

  Politics

  Aug 15
  
• Vancouver police investigate threats of arson against homeless in Downtown Eastside

  The flyers warn that a supervised injection site and homeless people's belongings will be set on fire if they don't leave the area within one week.

  Crime

  Aug 15
  
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• Community rallies behind beloved security guard attacked in Vancouver’s Chinatown

  Kevin Aaron Hibbard, 44, has since been charged with one count of assault.

  Crime

  Aug 14
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• High-risk sex offender disappears from Vancouver, B.C. halfway house

  Thirty-nine-year-old Tony Okanase is now wanted Canada-wide.

  Crime

  Aug 13
• Vancouver security guard taken to hospital after Chinatown assault

  According to police, the guard was taking photos in a laneway near the Chinese Cultural Centre, when someone in the area became angry and attacked him, punching him repeatedly.

  Crime

  Aug 12
• Man charged in June 19 machete attack at Vancouver’s Empress Hotel

  Thirty-seven-year-old Kenneth Stephen Solowan has been arrested and charged in connection to the machete attack.

  Crime

  Aug 12
• Woman charged in Tuesday’s Downtown Eastside ‘melee’

  One woman has been charged and several other people are facing criminal investigation over what police have described as a "melee" on the Downtown Eastside on Tuesday.

  Crime

  Aug 11
• Woman found with gunshot wounds in the Downtown Eastside, Vancouver police say

  Vancouver police say a 39-year-old woman was found with gunshot wounds near Main Street and East Cordova just before 1 a.m., after she approached a passerby and asked for help.

  Crime

  Aug 11
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• Noelle O’Soup: Coroner didn’t attend death at unit where teen’s remains found months later

  Global News has also learned that the other person found deceased in the unit was an immediate relative of a serving Vancouver police officer.

  Crime

  Aug 11
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• Vancouver firefighters union adds to calls for more government support in wake of machete attack

  The union representing Vancouver firefighters says all three levels of government need to expedite and prioritize supports for mental health and the opioid crisis.

  Crime

  Aug 10