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Vancouver Police Department

Media advisories and press releases from the Vancouver Police Department.

IRIT recommends charges against 350th suspected rioter

The Integrated Riot Investigation Team (IRIT) is fulfilling its promise to charge 350 suspected rioters by the end of the summer. This morning, IRIT investigators announced that they have requested...

Cutting off freighters in your 14-ft boat is a bad idea: VPD Marine Unit

21,000-ton freighter vs 14-ft dinghy: that could have ended badly.

High risk sex offender Denis Joseph Fabas to reside in Vancouver

The Vancouver Police Department believes that compelling circumstances exist requiring the Department to warn the public that Denis Joseph Fabas poses a risk of significant harm to the safety of...

Two men in police custody following rollover collision in Vancouver

Shortly after 7 AM this morning a Vancouver Police dog handler spotted a car driving erratically in the area of 10th Avenue and Prince Albert Street. The police officer turned on his emergency lights...