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Man allegedly steals purse, taxi

Man allegedly steals purse, taxi

Vancouver Oct 15, 2014 / 7:30 am

Vancouver police have arrested a 25-year-old man who barricaded himself in an apartment after an alleged robbery. Const. Brian Montague says the man allegedly...

Dozens overdose on bad drugs

Dozens overdose on bad drugs

Vancouver Oct 14, 2014 / 7:51 pm

Toxic heroin caused 31 overdoses in two days at Vancouver's safe injection site — believed to be a record for the facility that opened 11 years ago....

Police to wear body cameras

Police to wear body cameras

Vancouver Oct 14, 2014 / 2:38 pm

Vancouver's police force says some of its officers will be wearing video cameras during the dismantling of a homeless camp that is facing a court-ordered...

Man rescued from sunken car

Man rescued from sunken car

Vancouver Oct 14, 2014 / 11:15 am

Vancouver police have rescued an elderly driver and his dog from the waters of a park after the man visiting from Germany drove down a boat launch ramp. Const....

Bullets tear through home

Bullets tear through home

Mission Oct 14, 2014 / 7:45 am

Police are searching for suspects after a shootout in a Mission neighbourhood left a home riddled with bullet holes Saturday night. CTV Vancouver reports the...

Man loses pants in robbery

Man loses pants in robbery

Vancouver Oct 8, 2014 / 7:22 pm

A man who broke into a ticket vending machine at a Metro Vancouver SkyTrain station allegedly took off with lots of money but not his pants. Transit Police...

Homeless campers to vacate

Homeless campers to vacate

Vancouver Oct 8, 2014 / 7:15 pm

A judge has provided one week for homeless residents of a squalid tent city to vacate a downtown Vancouver park, in a ruling advocates say at long last places...

Teen killed by train identified

Teen killed by train identified

Maple Ridge Oct 7, 2014 / 7:30 am

Update -- Oct. 7, 7:30 a.m. Mounties say a Metro Vancouver teenager who was struck and killed by a train over the weekend probably never heard it coming....

Officer admits abusing authority

Officer admits abusing authority

Vancouver Oct 7, 2014 / 7:18 am

A Vancouver police officer who was captured on video pushing a disabled woman to the ground in the city's Downtown Eastside, further inflaming the...

Asian women targeted

Asian women targeted

Vancouver Oct 6, 2014 / 2:38 pm

The Vancouver Police Department has issued a warning after a series of sexual attacks that appear to be aimed at Asian women who have suffered significant...

2 killed in late night crash

2 killed in late night crash

Vancouver Oct 3, 2014 / 7:50 am

CTV Vancouver is reporting that two elderly passengers were killed Thursday night when a minivan collided with several parked cars on Main Street near East...

Fatal shooting near school

Fatal shooting near school

Vancouver Oct 2, 2014 / 7:19 am

Homicide police in B.C. are investigating two more deaths, making it a total of four cases taken over by the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team in less than...

Girl carried off

Girl carried off

Abbotsford Oct 1, 2014 / 3:32 pm

3:30 p.m. update: Police in Abbotsford, B.C., were cautiously optimistic Wednesday morning that a report of a missing young girl is not a case of stranger...

Penguin placed on Satan's perch

Penguin placed on Satan's perch

Vancouver Oct 1, 2014 / 8:15 am

The nude Satan statue that was stealthy installed in East Vancouver earlier this month has been replaced by a partially-dressed penguin, according to CTV...

Early morning shooting, stabbing

Early morning shooting, stabbing

Maple Ridge Sep 30, 2014 / 2:05 pm

One man was stabbed and another shot in an early morning incident in Maple Ridge, RCMP confirmed Tuesday. It took place at two different crime scenes a short...

Large, lazy bear prowls school

Large, lazy bear prowls school

Port Coquitlam Sep 26, 2014 / 8:30 am

A Port Coquitlam school was locked down Thursday afternoon while conservation officers dealt with a large, lethargic black bear that was found napping on a...

Teacher punished for prank

Teacher punished for prank

Vancouver Sep 24, 2014 / 3:00 pm

A B.C. shop teacher has been reprimanded for pulling a homophobic prank against one of his Grade 11 students last year. Daniel Ogloff of Aldergrove Community...

Accused killer was dangerous

Accused killer was dangerous

Vancouver Sep 24, 2014 / 2:45 pm

Documents show that a man accused of killing a 17-year-old British Columbia girl told a parole board in 2008 that he worried he would harm someone if he was...

Fake cops scamming tourists

Fake cops scamming tourists

Vancouver Sep 22, 2014 / 11:00 am

Vancouver police have issued an alert about two thieves who have been posing as police officers and scamming tourists. According to CTV Vancouver, the VPD says...

Targeted killing

Targeted killing

Surrey Sep 21, 2014 / 6:16 am

Police believe the death of a man in Surrey is a targeted killing. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team said on Twitter one man was found dead after...