Victoria Police

• VPD veteran Fiona Wilson sworn in as Victoria’s first female police chief

  Before taking over as Victoria's top cop, Wilson was interim chief at the Vancouver Police Department.

  Aug 28
  
• Hearing finds VicPD officer committed misconduct in woman’s plastic bullet death

  Lisa Rauch was shot with a plastic bullet on Christmas Day 2019, and died four days later in hospital. The officer that fired the round committed misconduct, a hearing has ruled.

  Crime

  May 23
  
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• Vancouver deputy police chief tapped as Victoria’s next top cop

  Fiona Wilson is a 26-year veteran of the VPD, where she started with roles including patrolling the Downtown Eastside and as an investigator in the Sex Crimes Unit.

  Crime

  Apr 11
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• Victoria business installs bulletproof glass to combat break-ins

  Owner Phil Nicolls said his windows have broken several times over the last three or four years and thousands of dollars in merchandise stolen.

  Crime

  Oct 28, 2024
• Victoria police chief wants more powers for hospital security

  Victoria's police chief wants more powers for hospital security, to help cut wait times for mental health patients that can keep police officers off the streets for hours.

  Crime

  Sep 13, 2024
• Removal of downtown Victoria homeless camp is last stage of safety plan: police

  The 900 block of Pandora Avenue became the site of an entrenched homeless camp over the summer and a three-part plan was developed to deal with the issues.

  Crime

  Sep 11, 2024
• Victoria police unveil ‘safety plan’ to break up downtown encampment

  The 900 block of Pandora Avenue has become the site of an entrenched homeless camp, and the scene of a number of recent weapons seizures and violent incidents.

  Crime

  Aug 6, 2024
• 20 guns, 4.5 kg of cocaine seized in Victoria police trafficking investigation

  More than 20,000 bullets and $27,000 cash were also seized by police officers at a home in Langford.

  Crime

  Jul 4, 2024
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• Video: Youths pepper-sprayed, swarmed in downtown Victoria

  Two youths were assaulted and pepper-sprayed in downtown Victoria and some of it was captured on camera.

  Crime

  May 24, 2024
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• Suspect photos released in Victoria change room voyeurism case

  Victoria police are turning to the public for assistance in indentifying a suspect related to a voyeurism case in the downtown area.

  Crime

  May 10, 2024