BC's Independent Investigations Office has cleared police of any wrongdoing in three recent cases. The I-I-O has found no evidence Vancouver Police did anything wrong November 13th -- when they encountered a man who threatened to hurt himself with a knife -- and used a taser to subdue him. The I-I-O says the man then hurt himself, was taken to … [Read more...]
Coquitlam cops prepared to shut down massive house party
August 30, 2012 by
Coquitlam RCMP have got wind of a big house party planned for Friday in the Como Lake Village area. Constable Michelle Luca says the so-called Project X party won't be going ahead after over 1000 people were invited via social media. "Any time you get a large number of people together, you never know what's going to happen. And that's our largest … [Read more...]
Transit cops face assault charge
August 8, 2012 by
Two transit cops are facing charges, after allegedly assaulting an pepper-spraying a 27-year-old man in February. It happened at the Granville Skytrain station, while they were responding to a report of a man in some kind of distress. Police claim the assault took place as the man was trying to walk away. Constables Alfred Wong and Bruce Shipley … [Read more...]
Transit cops face disciplinary action after UBC student beaten
July 5, 2012 by
Two transit police officers accused of beating a UBC student during a routine fare check are facing disciplinary action. In May, the police complaint commissioner confirmed both officers were being investigated for excessive "use of force" following an incident last summer. The UBC student never filed a formal complaint, but his … [Read more...]
Some Transit cops could be re-assigned in the future
May 31, 2012 by
With fare gates coming to most Skytrain stations, will that mean fewer transit cops out checking tickets? Translink's CEO says fare gates and the Compass Card are still on schedule to be brought out next spring. And with those new technologies, Ian Jarvis says comes the opportunity, to possibly reassign transit police, "To me, it provides an … [Read more...]
Pair of Transit cops under investigation for being heavy-handed
May 24, 2012 by
Two Transit Police officers are under investigation by the office of the Police Complaint Commissioner for "use of force". It follows an alleged incident last August in which a UBC student was stopped for a fare check and wound up in hospital. The young man never filed a complaint but a routine review was started just the same. Transit Police … [Read more...]
More power to deal with bad cops?
May 24, 2012 by
Under a new RCMP contract officers like Don Ray, the Edmonton mountie who's coming to work in BC despite being reprimanded, demoted and fined for disgraceful conduct , could be fired. The observer on contract negotations and now the co-chair of the contract management committee, Langley City Mayor Peter Fassbender says issues like this under the … [Read more...]
McCarthy, Bullock Are Buddy Cops
May 21, 2012 by
Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy are set to star in a currently untitled buddy cop movie from "Bridesmaids" helmer Paul Feig for 20th Century Fox and Chernin Entertainment says Variety. Katie Dippold ("Parks and Recreation") penned the script about the tense working relationship between a high-strung FBI agent (Bullock) and an unconventional … [Read more...]
Father angry cops cleared in fatal shooting
March 22, 2012 by
LANGLEY, B.C. - The father of a man shot dead by police in his own bedroom in Langley, B.C. says he's not surprised the Police Complaints Commission has ruled the officers did nothing wrong.Allan Wright is angry that Commissioner Stan Lowe has ruled the three Mounties used reasonable force when they killed Alvin Wright in August of 2010 after the … [Read more...]
Transit cops need to spread out
December 13, 2011 by
Transit Police say it's a 'matter of focus' that most of their officers patrol Skytrain and Canada Line and aren't often on buses. Inspector David Hansen says Transit Police are on the buses depending on the need, "We do attend to bus routes and specific buses and specific routes when issues arise and trends are identified and they are brought to … [Read more...]
