Vancouver Police

• New Vancouver police training academy opens in Woodward’s building

  Forty recruits began their studies at the facility, located at 351 Abbott St. in the Downtown Eastside, and the students are expected to start working in the city next June.

  Crime

  Sep 10
  
• Vancouver police officer denies wrongdoing in alleged theft, fraud case

  Vancouver police have said the decision to investigate internally was done after consulting RCMP and determining the necessary resources.

  Crime

  Sep 8
  
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• Vancouver police officer Kalwinder Dosanjh charged over theft of more than $3M

  Vancouver's police chief says a 26-year veteran of the force has been charged with theft, fraud and breach of trust, with victims reporting losses of more than $3 million.

  Crime

  Sep 4
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• Veteran Vancouver police officer, KidsPlay founder charged with fraud, theft

  Const. Kal Dosanjh was arrested Thursday and faces multiple fraud, theft and breach of trust charges following a lengthy investigation.

  Crime

  Sep 3
• Mexican citizen charged with second-degree murder of Vancouver woman in 1996

  Police said that Juan Salud was identified as a person of interest in the case at the time, but he left for Mexico in March of 1996.

  Crime

  Aug 13
• Man accused of setting VPD officer on fire pleads guilty

  Jordan Mutual, 41, was scheduled to stand trial in Vancouver provincial court Monday on two separate counts of assaulting a peace officer.

  Crime

  Aug 11
• Vancouver police warn of distraction thefts with 35 already reported this year

  Sgt. Tim Russell, with the Vancouver Police Department said the impact on victims is long-lasting with the loss of family heirlooms and their sense of safety lost.

  Crime

  Jul 28
• 2026 FIFA World Cup saw largest deployment of Vancouver police officers ever

  When it came to FIFA-specific events, police said officers dealt with three Criminal Code arrests at Fan Fest, 36 on Granville and one at another watch party.

  Crime

  Jul 20
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• Drones, licence plate recognition, part of Vancouver police’s new tech

  As part of a Drone as First Responder Program, the Vancouver police will be the first in Canada to deploy six Skydio X10 drones.

  Crime

  Jun 10
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• ‘Not putting up with this’: VPD directing drug users to overdose prevention sites

  Following pushback, B.C. Health Minister Josie Osborne said on May 27 that VCH would not proceed with the overdose prevention site at 900 Helmcken Street at this time.

  Health

  Jun 4