Vancouver Police

• Chinatown ‘stepped up security’ for upcoming Mid-Autumn Moon Festival

  More than 18,000 people attended Chinatown’s Light Up Chinatown when a suspect stabbed three people at random on Sept. 10.

  Canada

  Sep 23
  
• Driver evades North Vancouver roadblock, crashes into Vancouver home and ignites fire

  Details are limited but Vancouver police did say they assisted in an arrest of a suspect.

  Crime

  Sep 23
  
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• Heavy urban search and rescue training underway in Penticton, B.C.

  Rescue crews from across the country were in the Penticton this week for heavy urban search and rescue training.

  Canada

  Sep 20
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• Bystanders stop stabbing incident in Downtown Eastside: Vancouver police

  Vancouver police said more people could have been stabbed if members of the public had not stepped in and physically stopped the suspect.

  Crime

  Sep 20
• Vancouver police provides free cell phones for low-income seniors to call 911

  The initiative is the brainchild of a patrol officer who noticed many older adults live alone, don't have cellphones, and are less likely to lean on someone in times of need. 

  Crime

  Sep 20
• Park ranger assaulted at Vancouver’s Oppenheimer Park: Police

  Police allege the ranger was hit over the head with an object and said a 39-year-old woman was arrested at the scene.

  Crime

  Sep 18
• Man armed with ‘edged weapons’ arrested after move toward stage at Vancouver comedy festival

  Police said a 31-year-old man breached a fence around 9:30 p.m. and was moving "towards the front of the stage" when security guards intervened.

  Crime

  Sep 16
• ‘Extremely disappointing’: Vancouver police sergeant on leave due to graphic poster

  The poster, which has now been taken down, contained images of police officers below the Forensic Identification Unit title and caption, "Swabbing penises for over 100 years."

  Crime

  Sep 15
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• Police arrest man after 4 assaults in 45 minutes in Vancouver

  Weapons allegedly involved include a brick and a chain. Vancouver police believe the same man is responsible for all four incidents in the South Granville and Fairview areas.

  Crime

  Sep 15
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• Vancouver Chinatown triple-stabbing suspect in court for second appearance 

  Blair Evan Donnelly was arrested and charged after three people were reportedly stabbed while attending the Light Up Chinatown festival on Sunday.

  Crime

  Sep 15