Off-duty VPD officer witnesses carjacking, helps arrest fleeing subject
Breadcrumb Trail Links Off-duty VPD officer witnesses carjacking, helps arrest fleeing subject A man has been hospitalized and is under police custody after an early-morning incident in Vancouver’s Shaughnessy neighbourhood. Author of the article: By J.J. Adams Published Feb 05,...
Parents rally to keep the Queensborough school bus funded
Parents and other community members were rallying outside the New Westminster Secondary School on Wednesday for the continuation of the Queensborough school bus program. The protesters call on the provincial government to keep funding the bus, which is set to...
Asylum claims won’t stop extortion suspects facing justice: Immigration Department
Canada’s Immigration Department says claiming asylum “cannot, and will not” prevent criminals being punished, after British Columbia’s premier criticized refugee claims by extortion suspects as “ludicrous.” Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada says those who pose a risk to public safety...
Doctor didn’t think ‘friendly and calm’ B.C. man was suicidal before family died
A doctor testifying at an inquest into the death of a couple and their two children in Prince Rupert, B.C., in 2023 says the father told him he had no suicidal or homicidal intent, three days before their bodies were...
Multiple schools in Coquitlam under hold-and-secure measures after phoned-in threats
The Coquitlam RCMP has put multiple schools in Coquitlam on hold-and-secure after those schools received alleged phoned-in threats on Wednesday afternoon. Police say the measures are being put in place out of an abundance of caution to keep students, staff,...
IHIT investigating suspicious disappearance of 45-year old man in Burnaby
The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) is seeking public assistance in locating missing 45-year-old Masood Masjoody. Police say that his disappearance is unusual and that criminality is suspected. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO 1130 NEWSRADIO VANCOUVER LIVE! However, police are...
Charges upgraded in homicide of 30-year old woman in Abbotsford
The BC Prosecution Service says the suspect in the homicide of a 30-year-old woman in Abbotsford is now facing charges of first-degree murder. Initially, the 26-year-old Abbotsford resident was charged with second-degree murder and indignity to human remains in the...
Former anti-gang unit member to lead B.C. community extortion committee
B.C. Premier David Eby has announced the chair of a new community advisory committee that was created to work with B.C.’s Extortion Task Force. Paul Dadwal, a former member of a high-profile policing unit in charge of dealing with organized...
Media exclusion zone during 2023 Vancouver decampment ‘unlawful,’ report finds
VANCOUVER — The British Columbia Human Rights Commissioner has found that the actions of Vancouver Police were “unlawful” by limiting media access as city workers broke up a homeless encampment on the Downtown Eastside in 2023. Kasari Govender says in...
Driver in hospital, block evacuated after car crashes into daycare fence, damaging gas line
An entire block was evacuated after a vehicle crashed into the fence of a Vancouver daycare, located at West 33rd and Mackenzie, just after 9 a.m. Wednesday morning. Vancouver Fire Rescue Assistant Chief Keith Stewart tells 1130 NewsRadio the evacuation...
