A man is facing charges after Vancouver police investigated a report of someone walking around with a gun. The suspect had been walking around Main and Powell streets yesterday. Police say they have located a 47-year-old man they believe is the same person. They recovered a toy gun. Police say he has a history of mental health issues and faces … [Read more...]
North Shore Search and Rescue recover lost gear
December 30, 2012 by
North Shore Search and Rescue Team says its third attempt in retrieving the gear left on cypress mountain weeks ago has been successful. Team leader Tim Jones says the task was not easy but he's thankful for the kind weather conditions. "It was found the area of 3,000 feet on the other side of black mountain, where we originally cashed it for the … [Read more...]
North Shore Search and Rescue recover some of gear left on Cypress
December 22, 2012 by
North Shore Search and Rescue ground teams have recovered around ten thousand dollars worth of equipment left on Cypress during rescue efforts Tuesday. Team Leader Tim Jones says crews had to repel down Saturday morning to reach the canyon where snowboarder Sebastien Boucher was trapped. "They're doing it all safely, but it is a rope-rescue, full … [Read more...]
Langley Mounties recover rare coin collection
September 26, 2012 by
Langley Mounties are trying to find the owners of some rare coins. In August, officers out on patrol recognized a man they knew was not allowed to drive, and he and a passenger were in a Ford that had licence plates from another car. While searching the vehicle, police discovered a backpack filled with coins from countries such as Norway, Sweden, … [Read more...]
Could RCMP try to recover part of Monty Robinson’s salary?
July 21, 2012 by
He'll be sentenced next Friday, but that likely won't be the last we've heard of now-former RCMP officer Monty Robinson. Many unanswered questions remain, such as what will his pension package look like, and will the force try to reclaim any of the disgraced officer's salary, dating back to 2008. Speaking on CKNW’s The World Today Weekend, … [Read more...]
Police recover missing pistol
May 26, 2012 by
Vancouver police have recovered a pistol dropped by an officer during a foot chase through Oppenheimer Park two days ago. They aren't saying much about how they tracked it down, other than the weapon, along with ammo, was located around 1 p.m. in the Downtown Eastside. CKNW Vancouver News … [Read more...]
Burns Lake continuing to recover
May 22, 2012 by
The mayor of Burns Lake says his community is continuing to recover - more than five months after a massive explosion and fire tore through the Babine Forest Products Sawmill.Luke Strimbold says about half of the mill's workers have been able to find other work - with an increased focus on the town's social issues. "We've got an active team, so … [Read more...]
5 months not enough time for family to recover
March 20, 2012 by
Five months after first degree murder charges were laid against 21 year old Cody Legebokoff in connection with the deaths of 3 women in Prince George, the family of one of those women, is still trying to heal. 23 year old Natasha Montgomery was reported missing in September 2010. North District RCMP Constable Lesley Smith says … [Read more...]
Crews recover the bodies of Sunday's helicopter crash
August 3, 2011 by
8/2/2011 After being forced back by bad weather, a search and rescue team along with the RCMP, managed to recover three bodies from a northern B.C. weekend helicopter crash after a second ... Vancouver News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com … [Read more...]
