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New Westminster Police are investigating after a woman died in a three-vehicle crash at a residental parkade entrance. A police car with flashing lights is shown in Philadelphia on Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Matt Rourke

Woman dead after crash at Lower Mainland parkade entrance

Police say no pedestrians involved in the collision; medical incident hasn’t been ruled out as cause

 

Protesters gather outside the Consulate of India in Vancouver on Saturday, June 24, 2023, during a protest over the shooting of Hardeep Singh Nijjar. The Vancouver Police Department says it’s beefing up security outside India’s Consulate after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said this week there was credible intelligence about a potential link between India’s government and the killing of a Sikh community leader in B.C. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

Security boosted at Vancouver’s Indian consulate after Trudeau’s remarks

Vancouver police say they aren’t aware of any specific threats to Indian consular officials

 

A woman boards a transit bus through rear doors, in Vancouver, on Friday, March 20, 2020. New Westminster Police were called Sunday (Sept. 17) around 6:30 p.m. to 6th and Liverpool streets after reports of an assault on board a bus. Police say the victim, a woman, had minor injuries, but was in distress. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Woman assaulted on Lower Mainland bus, police say

New Westminster Police say victim had minor injuries after being assaulted by ‘group of youths’

 

The Vernon North Okanagan RCMP is investigating an early Saturday morning shooting and vehicle fire. (Vladvictoria/Pixabay.com)

Police investigating suspicious Vernon shooting and vehicle fire

RCMP suggest the shooting was targeted

The Vernon North Okanagan RCMP is investigating an early Saturday morning shooting and vehicle fire. (Vladvictoria/Pixabay.com)
A man is taken away by police officers in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023, after clashes at a gathering of Eritrean groups. (Jason Tschepljakow/dpa via AP)

Dozens injured at Eritrean event in Germany, including 26 police officers

Around 200 protestors threw bottles, stones at those attending the cultural festival

A man is taken away by police officers in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023, after clashes at a gathering of Eritrean groups. (Jason Tschepljakow/dpa via AP)
The RCMP logo is seen outside the force’s ‘E’ division headquarters in Surrey, B.C., on Thursday, March 16, 2023. A British Columbia man who is suing the RCMP claims he walked naked out of his shower to find a female uniformed Mountie standing in his bedroom. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Mountie served B.C. man ticket as he stepped from his shower naked: lawsuit

Coquitlam resident suing RCMP after 2022 incident left him ‘shocked, confused and embarrassed’

The RCMP logo is seen outside the force’s ‘E’ division headquarters in Surrey, B.C., on Thursday, March 16, 2023. A British Columbia man who is suing the RCMP claims he walked naked out of his shower to find a female uniformed Mountie standing in his bedroom. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Prosecutors in British Columbia have approved multiple charges against a Vancouver police officer a year after a pedestrian was hit by a police car in the city’s Downtown Eastside. A Vancouver Police Department patch is seen on an officer’s uniform in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, B.C., Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Vancouver officer charged a year after cruiser hit pedestrian

Video from last September shows black police cruiser that appears to hit man without swerving

Prosecutors in British Columbia have approved multiple charges against a Vancouver police officer a year after a pedestrian was hit by a police car in the city’s Downtown Eastside. A Vancouver Police Department patch is seen on an officer’s uniform in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, B.C., Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Lexa Owen, 31, is wanted by police for failing to comply with a probation order

Vernon RCMP searching for wanted woman

Lexa Jordanna Owen is wanted for failing to comply with a probation order

Lexa Owen, 31, is wanted by police for failing to comply with a probation order
Const. Jazz Nijjar of Metro Vancouver Transit Police holds a rabbit named “Mercedes Sprinter” after it was caught running loose at downtown Vancouver’s SkyTrain transit station in this Aug. 31, 2023 handout photo. The transit police reunited the support rabbit with her owner who says the bunny jumped the tracks as she was boarding a train. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Metro Vancouver Transit Police

Track-hopping emotional support bunny rescued at B.C. SkyTrain station

Woman reunited with Mercedes Sprinter after they became separated in Vancouver

Const. Jazz Nijjar of Metro Vancouver Transit Police holds a rabbit named “Mercedes Sprinter” after it was caught running loose at downtown Vancouver’s SkyTrain transit station in this Aug. 31, 2023 handout photo. The transit police reunited the support rabbit with her owner who says the bunny jumped the tracks as she was boarding a train. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Metro Vancouver Transit Police
People attend a demonstration in support of nursing student Mona Wang, who alleges excessive force was used by an RCMP officer during a wellness check in Kelowna, in Vancouver, on Saturday, July 11, 2020. The BC Prosecution Service has confirmed a Mountie who pleaded guilty to assault of a University of British Columbia student during a wellness check in Kelowna has received a conditional discharge and was placed on probation for two years. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Victim wants B.C. cop removed after wellness check turns violent

Mona Wang calls Lacy Browning’s sentence for 2020 UBCO incident a ‘slap on the wrist’

People attend a demonstration in support of nursing student Mona Wang, who alleges excessive force was used by an RCMP officer during a wellness check in Kelowna, in Vancouver, on Saturday, July 11, 2020. The BC Prosecution Service has confirmed a Mountie who pleaded guilty to assault of a University of British Columbia student during a wellness check in Kelowna has received a conditional discharge and was placed on probation for two years. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
56-year-old Curtis Gordon Quigley, and 56-year-old Kathleen Treadgold are jointly charged with 80 counts of fraud. Photo/THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson)

Kelowna connection to $7.8M international Ponzi scheme

It’s believed to have been in operation between October 2008 and December 2020

56-year-old Curtis Gordon Quigley, and 56-year-old Kathleen Treadgold are jointly charged with 80 counts of fraud. Photo/THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson)
Randall George William

Man wanted for drug-related offences in Vernon

Police are in search of 41-year-old Randall George William

Randall George William
Caber, Delta Police Department’s trauma K9, travelled to Las Vegas to help comfort the victims of the Route 91 music festival shooting in 2017. Caber retired from duty in October of 2019, and passed away on Aug. 18, 2023 at 15 years old. (Kim Gramlich/Delta Police Department photo)

Caber, Canada’s 1st support dog for victims in court, dies in B.C. at age 15

Canada’s first accredited Justice Facility Dog, Caber served the department for nine years

Caber, Delta Police Department’s trauma K9, travelled to Las Vegas to help comfort the victims of the Route 91 music festival shooting in 2017. Caber retired from duty in October of 2019, and passed away on Aug. 18, 2023 at 15 years old. (Kim Gramlich/Delta Police Department photo)
A makeshift shrine is set up in front of the Marion County Record in Marion, Kan. on Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023 with a picture of the newspaper’s co-owner Joan Meyer and flowers. (Jaime Green /The Wichita Eagle via AP)

Court documents suggest reason for police raid of Kansas newspaper

Police allege reporter either impersonated someone else or lied about her intentions

A makeshift shrine is set up in front of the Marion County Record in Marion, Kan. on Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023 with a picture of the newspaper’s co-owner Joan Meyer and flowers. (Jaime Green /The Wichita Eagle via AP)
The Independent Investigations Office of B.C. is investigating an incident in MacKenzie when a man died in his home while police were setting up a containment area outside following a threatening incident at a pipeline worksite earlier in the day. (File)

Watchdog probing man’s death after alleged threats at northern B.C. pipeline site

B.C. RCMP say officers were outside the man’s home setting up a containment area

The Independent Investigations Office of B.C. is investigating an incident in MacKenzie when a man died in his home while police were setting up a containment area outside following a threatening incident at a pipeline worksite earlier in the day. (File)
Dale Klippenstein photo

Alleged impaired driver arrested 2 days in a row in Abbotsford

Man faces charges that include assaulting police officer

Dale Klippenstein photo
The offices of the Marion County Record sit across from the Marion County Courthouse in Marion, Kan., Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023, in Marion, Kansas. Law enforcement officers raided the newspaper office and seized computers and employee cell phones in what Editor and Publisher Eric Meyer believes is an attempt to intimidate the newspaper as it examines local issues, including the police chief’s background. (AP Photo/John Hanna)

Small town police, newspaper press freedom fight swirls after newsroom raid

Kansas police searches reportedly prompted by complaint from local restaurant owner

The offices of the Marion County Record sit across from the Marion County Courthouse in Marion, Kan., Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023, in Marion, Kansas. Law enforcement officers raided the newspaper office and seized computers and employee cell phones in what Editor and Publisher Eric Meyer believes is an attempt to intimidate the newspaper as it examines local issues, including the police chief’s background. (AP Photo/John Hanna)
The Vernon North Okanagan RCMP has released its second quarter policing report for 2023, showing a rise in crime in Vernon and a dramatic crime increase in Falkland compared to the same time period last year. (Vladvictoria/Pixabay.com)

Crime statistics rise in Vernon, take massive jump in Falkland in second quarter

Criminal Code offences up 311 per cent in Falkland; property offences up 450 per cent

The Vernon North Okanagan RCMP has released its second quarter policing report for 2023, showing a rise in crime in Vernon and a dramatic crime increase in Falkland compared to the same time period last year. (Vladvictoria/Pixabay.com)
A phone scam in which a person pretending to be a Telus agent attempts to extract personal information is making the rounds in the North Okanagan, police warned Friday, Aug. 11, 2023. (Priscilla Du Preez/Unsplash)

Fraudsters posing as Telus scamming Okanagan residents

RCMP warning residents to avoid giving out sensitive information

A phone scam in which a person pretending to be a Telus agent attempts to extract personal information is making the rounds in the North Okanagan, police warned Friday, Aug. 11, 2023. (Priscilla Du Preez/Unsplash)
<div>RCMP Saskatchewan say Meta’s decision to remove news off of Facebook and Instagram will impact how they relay information. The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police “E” Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on Friday April 13, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck</div>

Police using social media accounts as Meta begins blocking Canadian news

Police services across Canada are grappling with how they will relay emergency…

<div>RCMP Saskatchewan say Meta’s decision to remove news off of Facebook and Instagram will impact how they relay information. The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police “E” Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on Friday April 13, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck</div>