Charges have now been laid after a nearly 10-hour armed standoff at Vancouver’s Fairmont Pacific Rim hotel this week. A major portion of the downtown core was closed off Monday, as police dealt with a man with a handgun cornered to a public foyer of the hotel. Ranjit Singh Sandhu of Surrey now faces several firearms-related charges, … [Read more...]
Two arrested after armed carjacking
October 7, 2012 by
Two people have been arrested -- and a police officer has minor injuries, after an armed carjacking this morning. It started in Burnaby, where the car was stolen by a man and woman. A gun was apparently used in the robbery, but no shots were fired. RCMP tracked the pair down to New Westminster -- where the stolen car collided with a police … [Read more...]
BREAKING: Burnaby RCMP warn of armed, dangerous man
May 30, 2012 by
Burnaby RCMP are issuing an urgent alert about a man they describe as armed and extremely dangerous. Inspector Tim Shields says 26-year old Angus David Mitchell is wanted in connection with an attempted murder last night on Gilpin Crescent. Mitchell is also a person of interest in the May 27 double homicide that occured inside a sushi … [Read more...]
Police presence on bridges due to search for armed robbery suspect
April 15, 2012 by
Drivers trying to get to, or from, the North Shore Saturday evening were slowed to a halt by lane closures and armed police officers. North Vancouver RCMP say they were stopping cars on the Lions Gate and Ironworkers Memorial Bridges, looking for a suspect in an armed robbery. Mounties say a man in his fifties, reportedly carrying a handgun, had … [Read more...]
Man arrested after armed robbery of Langley liquor store
October 2, 2011 by
One man is in custody after an armed robbery of a liquor store. Staff Sgt. David Brown with Langley RCMP says it happened at a store that is attached to Jimy Mac's Neighbourhood Pub in the 19900 block of 96th Avenue, just before 11:00 last night. A man walked into the store, pulled out a gun and robbed the clerk. "When the suspect fled the store, … [Read more...]
Abbotsford Police looking for suspect after armed robbery of Subway
September 5, 2011 by
Police in Abbotsford are on the hunt for a suspect after an armed robbery of a Subway Restaurant in the 2500 block of McMillan Road last night. Constable Ian Macdonald says it happened shortly after 10:00. "Essentially a lone male entered the restaurant, approached the counter, and produced a firearm, he demanded cash of the employee, fled on foot … [Read more...]
Two restaurants hit by armed robbers
August 22, 2011 by
Police in both Surrey and Burnaby are investigating after a pair of fast-food restaurants were the targets of armed robbers Sunday. The first hold-up happened at a Wendy's restaurant in the Guildford area shortly after 5:00 p.m. RCMP Staff Sgt. Blair McColl says a man waving a machete demanded staff hand-over cash from the till. "The description we … [Read more...]
Vancouver police kill man armed with machete
July 23, 2011 by
Police officers encountered a man walking down the sidewalk armed with a machete in the 300-block of Powell Street at about 8:30 p.m. PT. Officers confronted the man and he was shot a short time ... Vancouver News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com … [Read more...]
