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Vancouver Police Department

Cops catch crook on Craigslist

With the victim’s help, the VPD have caught another person selling a stolen bike on Craigslist. On October 17th, a 64-year-old Kitsilano resident discovered someone had stolen his bike. He reported...

Vancouver's newest police officer has very big feet

Watch out criminals - the VPD's newest big-footed member is coming to get you.

Three die from fentanyl overdoses

Three Vancouverites are dead after overdosing on fentanyl within the last 24 hours.
Harjit Sajjan, Afghanistan, soldier, veteran, Justin Trudeau, Swearing in

HARJIT SAJJAN: Why Canada's new Defence Minister is a badass

Canada's new Minister of National Defence is some kind of next-level Spy vs Spy war hero, writes columnist Sandy Garossino.

Vancouver police board dismisses complaint about pot-shop enforcement

VPD accused of failing to "maintain law and order" by not shutting down all pot shops.
Vancouver Police Department, Vancouver Police Chief Jim Chu, New recruits

VPD Chief Jim Chu swears in his last recruits before retirement

This morning, Vancouver's outgoing police chief Jim Chu presided over the swear-in ceremony of eight new recruits to the department. Chu told the crowd gathered at police headquarters this would be...
Warning for Drug Users

Warning for Ecstasy users from Vancouver Police Department

A recent death of one local man has police warning drug users of the potential consequences and dangers of ingesting street drugs.

Man steals purse, then taxi cab in Yaletown, makes getaway to Fairview

A 25-year-old man who had barricaded himelf in an apartment on West 12th Avenue near Ash Street has been taken into custody.  At about 9:30 last night, the man allegedly robbed a woman...

Cops Release Sketch of West Side Sex Assault Suspect

  Vancouver Police are releasing a composite sketch and are asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect in a sexual assault that took place on Vancouver’s west side. At about 8:00 a.m...

Three women in hospital following series of assaults

Vancouver Police have a man in custody following a series of assaults this morning and are working on confirming his identity. An elderly woman believed to be in her 70s is in serious condition in...