A lockdown at Brookswood Secondary School in Langley ended an hour after it began. Police responded to an online threat. No one hurt; everyone is okay. And it remained business as usual inside the school. CKNW Vancouver News … [Read more...]
UPDATES: Threat leads to school lockdown
December 17, 2012 by
Vancouver Police are trying to track down a suspect after a threat locked down a local elementary school. Sgt. Randy Fincham says police got a call shortly after 10 o'clock, reporting comments about Thunderbird Elementary that lead police to believe the safety of someone in relation to the school was in danger. The school was put into … [Read more...]
Surrey school under lockdown
October 30, 2012 by
Johnston Heights Secondary in Surrey has been locked down this hour. District officials say it's because someone reported seeing someone nearby with what appeared to be a gun. Officials say the kids have been confined to their classroom as a precaution. They say the threat was not on school grounds or directed at the school, but spotted nearby in … [Read more...]
Lockdown lifted at Surrey school
October 30, 2012 by
A Lockdown at Johnston Heights Secondary in Surrey has been lifted. District officials say students were confined to their classrooms earlier because someone reported seeing someone nearby with what appeared to be a gun. RCMP have now confirmed the lockdown has been lifted, and no threat has been located. CKNW Vancouver News … [Read more...]
Fort Langley school briefly under lockdown
October 17, 2012 by
Operations at Langley Fine Arts School are now back to normal after it was under lockdown for a short time this morning. RCMP say about 10:45, mounties got a report that one of the students at the school was claiming to have been threatened by someone external to the school. The school's administration decided to lock down the school and RCMP were … [Read more...]
Matsqui prison lockdown update
July 19, 2012 by
The Matsqui prison in Abbotsford has been under lockdown since 11am yesterday, but officials with medium-security federal penitentiary have confirmed it's not something considered serious. It involves a weapon being found inside, so the facility needs to be searched. Visits have been suspended until further … [Read more...]
Pre-trial center under lockdown
February 3, 2012 by
The North Fraser Pre-trial centre is under lockdown. The BC Government and Service Employees Union says two pipes were found concealed in mattresses yesterday. This morning, the jail guards were going to exercise their right to refuse dangerous work under the Worker's Compensation Act, but instead management put the jail under lockdown. No … [Read more...]
Update: Lockdown lifted at Langley Secondary
January 30, 2012 by
Update: Langley RCMP have lifted a lockdown at Langley Secondary School after a search failed to find any weapons. "Police searched carefully, and did not located any weapons or dangerous items during the lock down," said Cpl. Holly Marks. "There were no injuries, or reports of shots fired." Original story: Langley Secondary School is under … [Read more...]
Vancouver hospital lockdown lifted after alleged gang leader reportedly killed
August 15, 2011 by
A Metro Vancouver hospital was locked down overnight, possibly in response to heightened anxiety about a B.C. gang turf war. Jonathan Bacon, the eldest of three alleged British Columbia ... Vancouver News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com … [Read more...]
