Posts Tagged ‘Vancouver police’

Sexual assaults, violent crime spiked during 2010 Olympics

Sexual assaults, violent crime spiked during 2010 Olympics

| More VANCOUVER – Sexual offences and violent crime soared during the 17-day 2010 Olympic Games with 421 offences compared 329 in 2009. According to fresh figures released by... (Continue reading)

Man wanted in seven bank robberies

Man wanted in seven bank robberies

| More VANCOUVER – Police are looking for the public’s help in identifying a man suspected of at least seven bank robberies around the Lower Mainland. Police have now... (Continue reading)

Convict wanted by Vancouver Police

Convict wanted by Vancouver Police

| More VANCOUVER – Nicholas William Patterson is persona non grata as far as Vancouver’s downtown core is concerned. Now, cops are looking for the 44-year-old convict who was... (Continue reading)

Two Vancouver cops beaten, bloodied

Two Vancouver cops beaten, bloodied

VANCOUVER – Two Vancouver cops were left bleeding after being viciously punched by a violent man they were trying to arrest. The police officers had been called to the 2400-block of Commercial Drive to a report that a man was randomly... (Continue reading)

Foul play suspected in Vancouver lane death

Foul play suspected in Vancouver lane death

VANCOUVER – Major crime detectives are treating the death of a man found in a lane behind 928 Richards Street as suspicious. Police said they received a 911 call and found the man on the ground in the lane behind Richards... (Continue reading)

Suspect sought in sex attack

VANCOUVER – Police are looking for public help in tracking down a man who sexually assaulted a woman in an apartment building. Police said the attack occurred in the 2000-block of West 8th Avenue at around 11:30 p.m. on Sunday. “The woman... (Continue reading)

‘You’re loved’ mom tells actor missing in Vancouver

'You're loved' mom tells actor missing in Vancouver

VANCOUVER – Judith Koenig made an emotional plea to her missing son Andrew on Wednesday telling him: “You are loved, you count and you matter.” Andrew, 41, a star of the 1985 TV series ‘Growing Pains’ has not been seen since... (Continue reading)

Missing actor’s phone silent since Feb. 16

Missing actor's phone silent since Feb. 16

VANCOUVER - (Update2) A cell phone belonging to Growing Pains star Andrew Koenig has been silent since Feb. 16 and there has been no bank account activity since that day, Vancouver Police said. ... (Continue reading)

Black Bloc anarchists riot in downtown Vancouver

Black Bloc anarchists riot in downtown Vancouver

By Salim Jiwa VANCOUVER – An anarchist group called the Black Bloc is responsible for battling cops, shattering windows and smashing cars in downtown Vancouver, police say. The group, called Black Bloc, has previously caused havoc in Seattle, Montreal and other cities... (Continue reading)

Two cops injured in Olympic riot in Vancouver

Two cops injured in Olympic riot in Vancouver

By Salim Jiwa VANCOUVER – Demonstrations turned violent after an estimated 1,500 protesters hurled barricades, sprayed cops in the face with vinegar, flung sticks at police and spit on officers trying to hold them back. Two police officers were injured in the... (Continue reading)