Three men tried hide from the RCMP up in Quesnel, but it was no use.RCMP say officers attended a rural home this week and found a massive marijuana grow-op.About 2,500 plants worth several millions on the street.No one appeared to be inside, but a search - with a police dog - indicated no one had left the building.The mounties shortly discovered … [Read more...]
The Mayor of Richmond says RCMP wage hikes will be topic #1 at meeting with mayors and the mounties.
April 9, 2012 by
The long weekend has done little to blunt the anger of mayors of lower mainland RCMP jurisdictions, who will meet April 20th to talk about the surprise RCMP wage hikes. Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie says the raises could equal a $ 2-3 million hit to the city budget, or a 2% tax hike. He said "At that meeting I am going to be wanting … [Read more...]
Mounties re-up for two more decades
March 22, 2012 by
A new 20-year RCMP contract signed Wednesday by the B.C. and federal governments is more about controlling costs than police accountability, says an SFU criminologist. Rob Gordon, a former police officer who has long advocated for a separate B.C. provincial force, says the new deal is pretty much the same as the one that’s expiring at the end of … [Read more...]
Busy night for mounties in Surrey
March 4, 2012 by
Surrey mounties are investigating after several shots were fired at a house in the 8800 block of 128th Street shortly before 10:00 Saturday night. "No one in the residence was harmed. The shooting was not random and the residence in question was targeted by the shooter. The incident does not appear to be gang-related. The … [Read more...]
Surrey mounties investigating suspected marijuana grow-rip
February 17, 2012 by
The Mounties in Surrey are investigating a suspected marijuana grow-rip. It happened in the 188-hundred block of 72nd Avenue.Police were called to the home around midnight after someone reported he was being held against his will. The Emergency Response Team responded... taking a 31-year old man and 28-year old woman into custody. No one was hurt, … [Read more...]
Langley Mounties cleared in fatal shooting
November 2, 2011 by
VANCOUVER - RCMP officers in the Vancouver suburb of Langley have been cleared of any wrongdoing in the fatal shooting of a young father.Members of the Vancouver Police Department were asked to review the Aug. 6, 2010, death of Jeffrey James Alvin Wright, a 22-year-old father of a baby girl.Police have said Wright was shot after he confronted … [Read more...]
Esquimalt looking to join the Mounties
October 19, 2011 by
The Chief of the Victoria Police Department is reacting to the town of Esquimalt's announcement that's it's hoping to join the RCMP. Jamie Graham says the move still needs the Solicitor-General's approval, following mediation between the town and the Victoria Police, "Don't forget, this is one municipality that has made a recommendation to … [Read more...]
Bear shot and killed by Langley, B.C., Mounties
August 16, 2011 by
196 Street and 70 Avenue, Langley, B.C. Sgt. Don Davidson said police received several calls about a bear wandering in a residential area in the northwest part of the city, near 196th Street and ... Vancouver News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com … [Read more...]
