Vancouver Police are downplaying concerns raised about several bank robberies recorded in the city over the past two weeks. Sgt. Randy Fincham says that's normal for any given calendar year, but, "if we have a spike in activity in a certain area or certain city, our investigators will continue to look at any connection to one individual or … [Read more...]
More Join BBC1’s “Great Train Robbery”
March 6, 2013 by
Martin Compston, Jack Roth, Neil Maskell, Paul Anderson, Del Synnott and Jack Gordon are all set to join the already cast Luke Evans in the BBC One's two-part drama "The Great Train Robbery". Evans plays Bruce Reynolds, the mastermind behind the infamous 1963 mail train heist, at the time Britain’s biggest ever robbery with a haul worth £41 … [Read more...]
Luke Evans Set For Train Robbery Mini
February 17, 2013 by
Welsh spunk Luke Evans is set to play Bruce Reynolds, the masterminded behind the Great Train Robbery, in a two-part TV mini-series to air later this year. Reynolds hatched the plan for the 1963 mail train heist, at the time Britain’s biggest ever robbery with a haul worth £41 million in today's money. One part follows the thieves, the other the … [Read more...]
Brazen robbery at Pacific Centre Mall
January 13, 2013 by
Vancouver police are investigating after two men robbed a jewelry store in Pacific Centre Mall Sunday evening, while the mall was still open. Sergeant Randy Fincham says two men went into La Swiss Watch City Jewelry Store around 5:15 and started to smash display cabinets. He says they filled bags with jewelry while one of them pointed a gun at … [Read more...]
Police dog slashed while helping to apprehend robbery suspect
January 11, 2013 by
A Vancouver Police Dog is recovering from stab wounds in an emergency animal clinic after helping apprehend a robbery suspect. The dog was tracking the suspect who had attempted to hold up the Esso gas station at Fraser Street and Marine Way. When police tried to arrest the man, he slashed the dog with a knife, causing serious injuries. The … [Read more...]
Police prevent robbery of West Vancouver jewelry store
December 7, 2012 by
Eight men are behind bars this morning awaiting a court appearance in Burnaby. They were arrested during an attempted robbery at Birks Jewelers in West Vancouver's Park Royal mall. Police got the call just after 8:30pm, but members of the Burnaby RCMP strike force were already on scene. … [Read more...]
Man shot in robbery at Delta strip mall
November 27, 2012 by
Two men have been taken to hospital after a robbery and shooting in Delta this evening. Constable Ciaran Feenan says police were called just before 6:30 to a strip mall in the 9300 block of Scott Road. The two victims were found -- one with a gunshot wound -- the other, with injuries from the altercation. "It appears through the early investigation … [Read more...]
Woman injured in Abbotsford robbery
May 23, 2012 by
Abbotsford Police are investigating a robbery, after a woman answered a knock at her front door yesterday morning. Police say a man entered the home in the 3000-block of Curlew Drive and stayed there, until the 68-year-old woman gave him all the cash she had on her. The victim suffered some minor injuries to her arm. Police are looking for a south … [Read more...]
Police presence on bridges due to search for armed robbery suspect
April 15, 2012 by
Drivers trying to get to, or from, the North Shore Saturday evening were slowed to a halt by lane closures and armed police officers. North Vancouver RCMP say they were stopping cars on the Lions Gate and Ironworkers Memorial Bridges, looking for a suspect in an armed robbery. Mounties say a man in his fifties, reportedly carrying a handgun, had … [Read more...]
Two men charged after B.C. robbery spree
February 3, 2012 by
VANCOUVER - Vancouver police say two men have been arrested and charged after 34 bank robberies in and around the city.Det. Const. Dean Wells says 39-year-old Duane Robert Burd has been charged with 20 counts of robbery and six counts of using an imitation firearm.He says 30-year-old Timothy Peter Everett has been charged with 11 counts of robbery, … [Read more...]
