Delta Police say the RCMP's Explosive Disposal Unit has determined a suspicious package found aboard a BC ferry is not an explosive device. Constable Ciaran Feenan says police were notified around 3:00 Sunday afternoon. The package was found shortly before the ship docked at Tsawwassen -- the ferry was coming from Swartz Bay. "And shortly after … [Read more...]
Vanderhoof suspicious deaths
January 14, 2013 by
RCMP in Vanderhoof say the deaths of two local residents are suspicious. When Mounties were called to a home yesterday, they found the bodies of two people. That home is now a crime scene. The names and sexes of the victims have not been released. CKNW Vancouver News … [Read more...]
Burnaby car port fire not suspicious
November 18, 2012 by
Burnaby RCMP is now saying a fire Friday evening is not suspicious. Sergeant Jolaine Percival says video surveillance shows the fire may have been started by a light fixture. "The fire is still under investigation, we are still covering off some avenues of investigation at this time, but we're deeming it not as suspicious as it first was … [Read more...]
Bomb squad deals with suspicious package
November 5, 2012 by
People living in a Tsawwassen neighbourhood are heading back home after being evacuated due to a bomb scare. People in the 1300 block of Farrell Avenue are being allowed to return to their homes after an evacuation order was lifted. Constable Ciaran Feenan with Delta police describes the device detonated by the RCMP bomb squad. "We were able to … [Read more...]
No threat in suspicious package in Victoria
September 11, 2012 by
An x-ray has revealed the suspicious package found on a B-C Transit bus in Victoria was a t-shirt and a non-threatening note. Two streets near the legislature were cordoned off after the package was found Monday. The RCMP Explosive Disposal Unit was called to Victoria. Government and Superior Streets have since reopened. CKNW Vancouver … [Read more...]
RCMP to investigate suspicious fire in Surrey
August 29, 2012 by
A fire in Surrey has left six people without a home. Breaking out at just before six o'clock near the intersection of 130a Street and 96th Avenue, Surrey Fire battalion chief Douglas Munn says the mounties have been called in. "RCMP are holding the site for an inspector to do an investigation in the morning, and usually if that's the case it is … [Read more...]
Suspicious fire in Mission
August 28, 2012 by
Fire crews in Mission have managed to extingush a morning blaze at an elementary school, they consider suspicious. Fire Chief Ian Fitzpatrick says crews were called out to E-S Richards School just after 6am, and when they arrived they saw flames shooting from the roof. "We're able to quickly get up on the roof and find that the fire was confined to … [Read more...]
Police continue to investigate suspicious death
August 20, 2012 by
Police say more testing will be needed to determine cause of death. But they say cause of death does appear to be suspicious after a body was found on the North Shore this weekend. It was discovered off a gravel foot trail in the 2000 block of Curling Road. More testing will also be needed to figure out how long the remains had been there and the … [Read more...]
Suspicious package discovered in Richmond
August 11, 2012 by
Richmond RCMP are looking into a suspicious package found around 5:30 Friday evening in the 3800 block of Shell Road. Cpl. Sherrdean Turley says the scene was contained, the Explosive Disposal Unit was called out, Richmond Fire was put on stand-by, and roads in the area were closed. "Two houses were evacuated simply as a precaution and the … [Read more...]
Montreal police says too early to link suspicious discovery to Magnotta case
July 1, 2012 by
A suspicious discovery in Montreal. Police will only tell CKNW they have found “something” in a park on the city’s west side. They say they are sending the finding to the coroner for analysis. Reports suggest it is human remains, possibly a head, but police say it is too early to say whether the discovery is related to the city's … [Read more...]
