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VICTORIA - The jury was asked
to look into the death of Rhett Mutch, 20, who was
fatally shot in 2014 when he charged at police officers
with a knife.
(CBC)
KELOWNA - RCMP says a
40-year-old man was taken to hospital after a vehicle
hit a tree.
It says the man was
cleared by hospital staff and taken to a police holding
cell, where he was found unresponsive on Saturday
afternoon.
(CP)
PRINCE GEORGE - The RCMP's federal watchdog has found that nearly half of the missing persons reports in northern BC fail to show that Mounties investigated cases quickly or thoroughly. (CBC)
VANCOUVER - The police officer
involved in the
2014 shooting death of Phuong Na (Tony) Du will
not be charged.
(Global)
OSOYOOS - The RCMP has withdrawn 5 allegations against Osoyoos Constable Amit Goyal, including disgraceful conduct. (CKNW) MORE: Mountie exonerated Allegations withdrawn Whistle blower
VANCOUVER - Det Const James
Fisher was arrested and faces 3 counts of sexual
exploitation, 1 count of sexual assault, 1 count of
breach of trust and 1 count of attempt to obstruct
justice.
(CBC)
MORE:
Officer charged
VICTORIA - BC's criminal justice branch says no charges have been approved against Delta police officers and paramedics who failed to file a report with the Children's Ministry about a child in need of protection. (CP) RELEASE: No charges in Paige Cauchie case .pdf
VANCOUVER - Block Watch captains in the Grandview Heights area of South Surrey say they are frustrated by a lack of communication from police and what they describe as a 'one-way flow' of information around crimes occurring in their neighbourhood. (Peace Arch News)
VANCOUVER - Ridge Meadows
RCMP said officers were called to the Fraser River
around 3:15am and recovered a body in the water.
(CBC)
MORE:
Possible Jet Ski crash
IIO called in to examine drowning
VANCOUVER - Peter de Groot
died on Oct. 13, 2014, days after police said they
responded to a dispute between neighbours and he fired a
shot at officers before running into the forest.
But the lawsuit filed
in BC Supreme Court by Danna de Groot alleges police
fired the first shots and officers caused or contributed
to a chain of events that led to her brother's death.
(CP)
SUMMERLAND - The IIO says
a Summerland RCMP officer tried to pull over a vehicle
that headed down a dead-end road early Saturday morning.
(CBC)
VANCOUVER - In a BC Supreme Court petition, Sgt. Chi Sun Jason Chan claims the commission is investigating the origins of several unregistered and restricted firearms RCMP officers found during a search of his Port Coquitlam home. RCMP first obtained a search warrant for his home on Feb. 15, 2012, 2 days after his stepson shot himself with a handgun. His stepson died 10 days later. (CBC)
KAMLOOPS - Randi Love, a
former police officer has been charged with 3 counts of
cocaine trafficking - with allegations she was selling
the drugs while still employed as a Mountie.
(Kamloops This Week)
VICTORIA - The
BC Human Rights Tribunal
sided with Const David Bratzer, saying the Victoria
Police Department interfered with his rights as a
citizen to freely express his views and ordered the
award for injury to dignity, feelings and self-respect.
(CBC)
OTTAWA - The civilian watchdog
that oversees the RCMP has completed its investigation
into the force's treatment of indigenous women and girls
in northern BC.
The
CRCC
for the RCMP will send its interim report to the federal
force for review.
(Globe & Mail)
WHITE ROCK - IIO is
investigating the in-custody death of a 58-year-old
woman.
Mounties say the woman
was arrested on an outstanding warrant and was being
held in custody in White Rock, BC, for a court
appearance.
(CP)
KELOWNA - RCMP Supt. Nick
Romanchuk has been off since Sept. 6.
It comes while the
Abbotsford Police Department continues to investigate a
series of allegations against the Kelowna RCMP - an
investigation that began at the same time Romanchuk took
a leave of absence.
(CBC)
MORE:
Outsiders ask to investigate
VANCOUVER - The Mountie, whose
name hasn't been released, is not facing criminal
charges in the incident, but cab driver Rashid Ahmad has
filed a civil lawsuit against him.
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VANCOUVER - A teenager taken
down by Mounties in a case of mistaken identity says she
was on her way to a job interview when she found herself
handcuffed and face-down on the pavement.
The teen's father,
Garry Auguste, is a former police officer.
(CTV)
VANCOUVER - The RCMP in BC
have named Assistant Commissioner Brenda
Butterworth-Carr as the division's new commanding
officer.
Butterworth-Carr takes
over the position from deputy commissioner
Craig Callens, who is
retiring after holding the commanding officer position
for 5 years. (CBC)
MORE:
New commanding officer
RCMP news release
KAMLOOPS - 2 men who attacked a Mountie during a traffic stop and left him unconscious on the side of a rural road won't be going to jail. (Kamloops This Week)
VANCOUVER - Daniel Peter
Rintoul, 38, died in a confrontation with officers
outside a
2830 Bentall St store on
Nov 10.
(CTV) MORE:
Investigators seek witnesses, videos
VANCOUVER - RCMP are looking into how Mounties handled an arrest of two seniors at a Vancouver-area hotel that was captured on a video that is circulating online. (Global) MORE: New West police to review arrest Seniors dragged down stairs
NANAIMO
- IIO has been deployed to Nanaimo following an
officer-involved shooting near a local church that
turned fatal.
(CTV)
LILLOOET - A statement
from the RCMP says an internal audit and review of the
Lillooet detachment's evidence locker was done in
February 2015.
A sergeant with the
detachment has been charged with 4 counts of breach of
trust and 4 counts of theft. (CP)
NANAIMO - In Sept 2009,
Constable David Pompeo shot William Gillespie during
a traffic stop in Chemainus.
In 2013, Pompeo was
found guilty of aggravated assault, but a year later won
an appeal for a new trial.
(Global)
VANCOUVER - Irwin Cohen realized there was a dearth of data looking at those who flee the scene of a serious collision. (Globe & Mail) MORE: DDACTS
TERRACE
- RCMP Const. Bruce Lofroth now has a
criminal record after being handed a suspended sentence
with one year of probation for an assault on a youth in
2014.
The assault charge
stemmed from a video,
taken May 28, 2014, that
showed an officer physically restraining a male person
who was on the ground in front of a business on Lazelle
Ave. (Terrace Standard)
VANCOUVER - A rookie Vancouver police officer captured on video pushing a disabled woman to the ground has been handed a 6-day suspension after waiting more than 4 years for a conclusion. (Globe & Mail)
SMITHERS - A 61-year-old Wet'suwet'en elder is filing a formal complaint claiming police used excessive force when an officer shoved her to the ground for refusing to answer questions about an alleged theft. (CBC)
QUESNEL - A man who had his tooth knocked loose by a police officer at a NW BC detachment's booking counter has been found guilty for the reason he was punched - threatening to put the cop's daughter in the trunk of his car. (Sun Media)
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver police officer used excessive and unnecessary force when he punched a driver three times during a traffic stop in 2012, said a ruling by BC's police watchdog. (CP)
VICTORIA - Former RCMP officer
Dale Lee Sheets was sentenced to 6 months behind bars.
Sheets pleaded guilty
to one count of possession of child pornography in
October.
(CTV)
VANCOUVER - James Ward, who was once an officer in Surrey, BC, claimed in court documents the force didn't act on, or didn't have, sufficient procedures in place to treat or counsel officers who experience trauma on duty. (CP)
VANCOUVER - An increase in the number of traffic surveillance cameras at intersections has resulted in a 506% increase in the number of offences in Richmond, BC, in 2011. (CBC) MORE: BC Red light cameras Red light camera Watchdog probe Privacy concerns
VANCOUVER - The BC Court of Appeal is examining whether it was legal for the RCMP to search 2 BlackBerry phones seized from a suspect following a 2006 kidnapping in Richmond. (CP) COMMENT: Case wrong one for BCCLA to champion Search cellphone only with a warrant
VPD cold case website Vancouver police have launched a new website to help them crack 313 unsolved murder cases. MORE: vpdcoldcases.ca 8 cold cases |
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VANCOUVER - Police Chief Constable Adam Palmer fired a broadside at the IIO in an 8 page letter in which he questioned their competence and motivations in the way they conduct their investigations. (Crime & Punishment) |
Basic seem beyond IIO's capability |
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Shooting shows officers bravery, IIO incompetence |
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IIO Clear statement .pdf
Charges approved
.pdf No charges approved .pdf
Nearly
a year later still no answers from IIO Officers may have committed offence Committee IIO report .pdf |
Report on shooting .pdf |
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VICTORIA - Kenneth Fenton, 28, pleaded guilty to impaired driving causing death and dangerous driving causing death. Const. Sarah Beckett's vehicle was hit by a truck April 5, 2016, at an intersection in Langford. (CP) |
Regimental funeral |
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GRANISLE - 2 people
identified by neighbours and relatives as Shirley
Williams, 77, and her son Jovan are dead after shots
were fired involving police in Granisle.
(Smithers Interior
News) |
No answers |
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VANCOUVER - A
YouTube user posted an audio recording identified as an exchange
between emergency officials on the morning Hudson Brooks was killed.
The recording includes a statement by a female officer indicating '(I)
think I shot myself.'
Brooks, who would have turned 22 Thursday, died around 2:30am on July
18, 2015, after what police initially described as a physical struggle
outside of the South Surrey RCMP detachment.
(Peace Arch News) |
Mom has to wait to see son's body |
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DAWSON CREEK - The RCMP officer who fatally shot a man associated with the hacker group Anonymous last year will not be facing charges. James Daniel McIntyre, 48, was killed outside a public hearing for the controversial Site C hydroelectric dam in Dawson Creek on July 16, 2015. (CTV) IIO 2015-000104 .pdf
Police 'begged' activist to put down the knife |
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IIO charges approved .pdf Addict had untreated mental issues Mountie shoots suspected drunk driver |
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Man was threatening spouse's life |
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Suspect killed in police shootout Reality at odds with picture painted |
Family of fallen thanks public |
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VANCOUVER -
One man is dead and 6 Vancouver police officers were taken to
hospital following an altercation that involved the use of "chemical
agents" in an attempt to subdue him.
(CBC) No charges approved .pdf |
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Police, firefighters fall into icy river |
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VANCOVUER - The Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner is dropping its corruption investigation into 11 members of the Abbotsford Police Department but will continue its probe of 3 other officers. (CBC)
OPPC media statement
(.pdf) IIO press release .pdf |
OPCC RCMP probe former cop |
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Call for public oversight of RCMP |
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VANCOUVER - RCMP in BC will make staff cuts in a specialized gang unit and to their major crimes division to make up for a $4.2M budget shortfall next year. (CTV) |
BC policing plan .pdf |
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VANCOUVER - Former Mountie Monty Robinson is suing the RCMP for ruining his career and reputation, claiming his access to legal funds was restricted to stop him from going public. (CBC) Legal opinion .pdf Doust opinion .pdf |
Robert Dziekanski taser incident |
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Braidwood ruling .pdf |
Mountie's perjury conviction a travesty Inquiry shows police at their worst |
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VANCOUVER - The IIO has taken over the case involving the death of a man tasered by police in Burnaby. (CTV) Police Taser woman 'wielding knife' |
Police Taser teen wielding a knife Coroner's jurors urge more Tasers Chief Graham's internal e-mail .pdf |
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VANCOUVER - No charges have been approved against 2 police officers after suspects in separate incidents were bitten by service dogs, BC's Criminal Justice Branch says. (CP) |
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VANCOUVER - 2 Transit Police officers found guilty of assaulting a construction worker at a downtown Vancouver SkyTrain station have been given conditional discharges. Bruce Shipley and Alfred Wong must serve 25 hours of community service for the incident, which happened in Feb 2012 at Granville Station. (CTV) |
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PENTICTON - James McIntosh, 5, was riding his bike across a busy intersection on Sept. 15, 2015, with his brother and father at his side, when he was struck by a truck making a right turn. The truck was driven by Const. Ace Jimmy Stewart, who was off-duty at the time. Stewart has been charged with driving without due care and attention. (CTV) |
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VANCOUVER - BC Solicitor General Kash Heed is being sued for defamation by Doug Bruce. (CTV) |
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VANCOUVER - Cpl James Brown claims that Grant Wakefield improperly gained access to those photos, mixed them in with photos of a different man committing violent sexual acts, and presented them all to local media. Also sued is Vancouver lawyer Cameron Ward. (CTV) |
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VICTORIA - Suspended Victoria Police Chief Frank Elsner has stepped down from his job amid a lengthy investigation into his alleged misconduct, according to the Victoria and Esquimalt Police Board. (CTV) |
Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner |
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Ian Bush shooting VANCOUVER - The chair of the Commission for Public Complaints Against the RCMP has concluded the officer who shot Ian Bush in an RCMP station in Houston, BC, acted in self-defence, and that the police investigation into the shooting was conducted fairly and without conflict of interest. |
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