Saanich police say an awkward bulge in a man's pants led to a drug arrest. It happened early this morning in the parking lot of a Mac’s store, when police recognized a man who would have been violating curfew conditions. When police asked for his driver's license, they noticed a drug pipe protruding from his pants. The 21-year-old was … [Read more...]
Arrest in fatal hit-and-run
January 10, 2012 by
Ria Renouf says she is relieved to be getting some closure after the arrest of a man accused in the 2010 hit-and-run death of her aunt Virginia Itubay in Burnaby. Vincenzo Moscato Peragine, 29, of Coquitlam is charged with leaving the scene of an accident causing death to escape criminal and civil liability. Mounties also displayed the black 1993 … [Read more...]
Arrest made in Remembrance Day stabbing
November 21, 2011 by
An arrest has been made in the Remembrance Day stabbing of a Chilliwack man, who dared to tell a group of young people to pick up their trash. The 21-year-old suspect is also from Chilliwack, but his name hasn't been released. He's accused of attacking the 43-year-old victim after he and his friends were reprimanded for littering. CKNW Vancouver … [Read more...]
VPD to make announcement about cold case arrest
August 23, 2011 by
Vancouver Police believe they have solved a cold case dating back more than a decade. An arrest has been made in a high-profile 1999 murder. Details will be released during a 1 pm news conference at VPD headquarters. CKNW Vancouver News … [Read more...]
VPD cold case arrest
August 23, 2011 by
A 12 year investigation on both sides of the Canada - US border has ended with the arrest of a former BC man wanted for the 1999 shooting death of a popular 18 year old student at Vancouver's Churchill Secondary. A day after her birthday in January of 1999 Poonam Randhawa was found shot to death near Granville and 47th … [Read more...]
Abbotsford Police investigating Vancouver Police officer’s use of force during arrest
August 21, 2011 by
There are few details available beyond a news release, but the Abbotsford Police Department has been called to investigate an incident involving Vancouver Police. The release which was sent to newsrooms late Saturday afternoon, says a VPD officer was trying to make an arrest in the 100 block of West Broadway … [Read more...]
