3 d. ago B.C. crime news: Police investigate sex assault in Abbotsford park | Man charged in firearms seizure at Richmond hotel

Here's a roundup of recent crime news from around Metro Vancouver and B.C. on Thursday, June 12, 2025

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3 d. ago B.C. crime news: Police investigate sex assault in Abbotsford park | Charges in firearms incident at Richmond hotel | Man passed out in White Rock parkade

Here's a roundup of recent crime news from around Metro Vancouver and B.C. on Thursday, June 12, 2025

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3 d. ago B.C. crime news: Police investigate sex assault in Abbotsford park | Drugs, firearm seized after police found man passed out in White Rock parkade | Remains of missing man found in Kamloops

Here's a roundup of recent crime news from around Metro Vancouver and B.C. on Thursday, June 12, 2025

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4 d. ago Police on alert as Hells Angels motorcycle gang members gather in Surrey

A funeral procession starting in Coquitlam will make its way through Surrey late Thursday morning

Sport

5 d. ago Saanich police seek witnesses after senior punches teen who threw food in Tim Hortons

A video of the late-April incident at the coffee shop in Saanich Plaza attracted millions of views over the past few days, after it was posted online.

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9 d. ago Vancouver police ramp up weekend presence to deter crime, provide 'assurance'

Police spokesman Sgt. Steve Addison acknowledged some people may be feeling anxious about public safety given Thursday night's car-ramming incident at the Pacific Coliseum during a Cirque du Soleil show

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9 d. ago 8 public safety cameras installed in Vancouver’s DTES due to high crime rates

Eight elevated safety cameras have been installed in the Downtown Eastside – four at Main and Hastings, and four at Carrall and Hastings, police said.

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9 d. ago Vancouver police install more cameras in DTES in bid to 'drive down crime'

Police say so far this year here have been 225 violent crimes in a one-block radius of where the new cameras are being set up, including 14 robberies, 115 assaults, and one homicide.

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1 week ago Car drives into Pacific Coliseum doors during Cirque du Soleil show

Vancouver police say that just after 8 p.m. on Thursday, a car was driven into the front doors of the arena, sending glass and debris flying.

Economics

1 week ago Vancouver police investigating after vehicle crashes into Cirque du Soleil arena

Police say a vehicle drove into the front entrance of the Pacific Coliseum around 8 p.m. while a Cirque du Soleil show was taking place.

Economics

1 week ago Man arrested after car rams Vancouver arena during Cirque du Soleil show

Police say a vehicle drove into the front entrance of the Pacific Coliseum around 8 p.m. while a Cirque du Soleil show was taking place.

Economics

1 week ago Man arrested in Pacific Coliseum ramming was having 'religious delusions': VPD

Vancouver police said it received 911 call from a Bible study group concerned about the man's erratic behaviour

Other

1 week ago 'A smack on the hand:' Current, former Vancouver police officers upset suspended cop keeps his job

The VPD's decision not to participate in Const. Keiron McConnell's sexual misconduct hearing has upset several officers, who believe he should have been fired. The department says the case has led to the creation of a new sexual harassment policy.

Events

1 week ago Police investigating after vehicle crashes into Cirque du Soleil arena in Vancouver

They say a 30-year-old Vancouver man has been arrested under the Mental Health Act and the crash does not appear to be an act of terrorism

Economics

1 week ago VPD say nearly $150K lost in 70 distraction thefts this year alone

Vancouver police say they've received almost 70 reports of distraction thefts this year alone, with losses to victims amounting to $150,000.

Economics

1 week ago Australian police say industrial cooler filled with huge volume of methamphetamine came from Vancouver

Two Canadians among seven men nabbed in multinational drug smuggling ring in Sydney's western suburbs

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1 week ago Police confirm shots fired at house in Surrey linked to extortion

Second attack targeted businessman's mansion even after police installed surveillance cameras.

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2 w. ago Teen sexually assaulted in bathroom during Vancouver ‘crime spree’: police

Vancouver police say the series of events began around 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday in a building at Cambie Street and 41st Avenue.

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2 w. ago University police investigating after body found on Wreck Beach

Just before 7 a.m. on May 28, a passerby called University RCMP to report "a unresponsive person" located at Wreck Beach.

Society

2 w. ago Vancouver police arrest armed man barricaded inside DTES social

Vancouver police used a taser and beanbag shotgun during Wednesday's arrest

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