2 d. ago ‘I feel safer’: A look at the Downtown Eastside after 6 weeks of ‘Task Force Barrage’

It's been six weeks since the Vancouver Police Department began flooding the Downtown Eastside with officers as a part of Task Force Barrage. How is the initiative faring?

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1 week ago Vancouver police herald early success of DTES crime task force

Since the launch of the VPD's Task Force Barrage, 153 arrest warrants have been executed, and a total of 204 Criminal Code arrests were made over the same period.

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1 week ago Assaults drop in first month of Downtown Eastside crime crackdown, police say

The Vancouver Police Department announced Task Force Barrage in mid-February, a three-pronged plan to target organized and violent crime in the neighbourhood.

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1 week ago Wolfpack traffickers sentenced to lengthy prison terms after guilty pleas

Two cousins connected to the Wolfpack gang who sold fentanyl and other drugs in the Downtown Eastside have been sentenced.

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1 week ago No charges for VPD officer who fatally shot armed man in Downtown Eastside hotel

The fatal shooting happened on May 5, 2022 at the Patricia Hotel as police responded to reports of an armed man having a mental health or drug-related crisis and assaulting people.

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3 w. ago VPD officer suffers serious injuries after being slashed in DTES

Two officers were on patrol in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside on Tuesday when a man attacked them with an 'edged weapon.'

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3 w. ago Uniformed Vancouver police officer randomly attacked in Downtown Eastside

Vancouver Police chief Adam Palmer said two police officers were walking in the Downtown Eastside when a person randomly attacked one of the officers with an "edged weapon."

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