They don't like it, but there's not much they can do to stop it. That's how Vancouver police are responding to the ongoing use of social media, such as Twitter, to warn would-be drunk drivers about counterattack road checks. "It comes down to an ethical dilemma more than it does to a legal dilemma." Spokesman Sgt. Randy Fincham says the people … [Read more...]
Vancouver police want Good Samaritans in sex assault to come forward
January 3, 2013 by
Vancouver police are asking for help to find two men they say helped stop a sexual assault on New Year’s Day. They say a man had attacked a 38-year-old woman on the north side of Broadway near Granville Street as she was getting out of a cab around 4 a.m. Two men waiting at a bus stop nearby ran over, and the attacker left before the assault … [Read more...]
Abbotsford Police kept busy New Year’s night
January 2, 2013 by
Abbotsford Police say they caught a few drivers who chose to drink and get behind the wheel after New Year’s celebrations. Constable Ian MacDonald says they used roving patrols on New Year’s night to nab the drunk drivers. "It was probably less than a dozen total. That would include twenty-four hour suspensions. We didn't … [Read more...]
Oregon police ID one of the 9 victims of Sunday’s tour bus crash
January 1, 2013 by
One of the nine people killed by Sunday's bus crash in Oregon was a 57-year-old man from Washington State. Dale William Osborn lived in Spanaway. His wife, sue, remains hospitalized in Pendleton, Oregon. The names of the other eight who died have not been released. Some of the four men and four women were from South Korea and … [Read more...]
Oregon State police release names of passengers in bus crash
December 31, 2012 by
Oregon State police have released almost all the names of the people in the tour bus that crashed on Interstate 84 yesterday morning. Below find the full list as released by Oregon State police, including the phone numbers for hospitals treating various passengers. CONFIRMED DECEASED - 9 (Names Withheld Pending State Medical Examiner Post-Exams, … [Read more...]
Police ask for help finding missing 13-year-old boy
December 30, 2012 by
The Vancouver Police Department is asking the public to help them find Nicholas Graham, a 13-year-old Autistic boy. Nicholas has been missing since 3:30 Sunday afternoon after leaving his home in the 1600 block of Comox Street. He is 5'4, 190 pounds, and was last seen wearing a dark-coloured Nike hoodie, dark coloured pants and black runners. If … [Read more...]
Man in custody after police chase
December 28, 2012 by
One man is in custody after a car chase through Surrey, Burnaby and New Westminster. The chase apparently started after a vehicle backed into a police car and then took off over the Pattullo Bridge. During the chase, a second police vehicle was also struck along the Burnaby/Coquitlam border. The officers were not injured. The vehicle then crashed … [Read more...]
Impatient Boxing Day shoppers calling 911 over extra traffic, police say
December 26, 2012 by
The RCMP in Burnaby say they are taking 911 calls about the busy traffic on Boxing Day. So they want to remind holiday shoppers to not call the emergency line and just be patient while waiting to get in or out of parking lots. "It’s a bit of an ongoing issue at times. We recognize that 911 is an easy number to remember, convenient to … [Read more...]
Pack the Police Car campaign brings in the dough for the Food Bank
December 24, 2012 by
Over fifteen thousand dollars was raised along with six tons of food during Surrey RCMP’s "Pack the Police Car" campaign for the local food bank. An additional contribution by RCMP employees pushed the grand total to over eighteen thousand. And police are reminding people donations to the food bank are accepted, and needed, year-round. CKNW … [Read more...]
