On August 24, 2022 at 11:15 p.m., the Surrey police detachment responded to a report of a man in medical distress inside his residence in the 18800-block of 76 Avenue, Surrey, BC. Officers and Emergency Health Services (EHS) attended the location and found the 47-year-old man having sustained life-threatening injuries. First responders performed emergency first aid, but the victim did not survive. As a result of the nature of the injuries, IHIT has taken conduct of the investigation and is working closely in partnership with the Surrey Detachment, BC Coroner’s Service and the Integrated Fore

Just three of the thousands of reasons Surrey does not need a 60,000 seat stadium from Jinny Sims, Surrey Forward Mayoral candidate. "First, cost of living: Surrey taxpayers cannot pay for Doug McCallum’s folly," says Sims. "Already we are paying over $1,000 per resident for the ill-advised move to the Surrey Police Service, we simply cannot afford to pay thousands more for new stadium." "Second, who is supposed to play there? The BC Lions? The Whitecaps? This is not a case study for Field of Dreams; Doug McCallum is no Kevin Costner in Iowa. Even if we had an anchor tenant lined up, and Mc

The B.C. Prosecution Service approved the following charges against 22-year-old Dilmeet Singh Chahal and 21-year-old Zakaria Benjamin Athaya in relation to yesterday’s police-involved shooting: Dilmeet Singh Chahal:- Dangerous operation of a conveyance- Flight while pursued by a police officer- Possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm with ammunition- Unauthorized possession of a firearm in a motor vehicle- Obstruct police officerZakaria Benjamin Athaya:- Possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm with ammunition- Unauthorized possession of a firearm in a motor vehicle- Obstruc

BC's largest public-sector union says it has been invited back to the negotiating table by government negotiators. The BC General Employees' Union says bargaining is expected to resume soon, but details are still being confirmed. The union says it's a ``significant development'', and a direct result of its members' job action, which will remain in effect until further notice. The Public Service Agency says there haven't been any reported negative impacts so far from an overtime ban imposed by the BCGEU, which represents 33,000 members.

RCMP are warning residents in Merritt about a rise in phone scams accusing people of attempting to hire sex workers and demanding large sums of money. Police say the scammers have been threatening people with death and in some cases have texted photographs of firearms and severed human body parts. Constable Ed Query says the public should immediately block the phone numbers of those that may have requested money in any form, including gift cards, cheques or money orders. Anyone who has been scammed is being asked to call police.

The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) has made an arrest in the homicides of Jordan Krishna and Robeen Soreni on July 30, 2022 in Surrey, with charges being laid in consultation with the BC Prosecution Service (BCPS). Background: On July 30, 2022 at 2:45 p.m., police received reports of a shooting at the South Surrey Athletic Park, located at 14600 20 Avenue, Surrey, BC. Surrey Detachment first responders attended the location and found Jordan Krishna, Robeen Soreni and Harbir Khosa, all suffering from gun shot wounds, in what was believed to be a targeted incident. Mr. Krishna an

Shortly after 2:00 p.m. on Monday, August 22, 2022, Frontline Police officers from the Prince GeorgeRCMP conducted a traffic stop with a suspicious vehicle. The driver did not stop for police but instead fled the area. When a second police vehicle attempted tostop the suspect vehicle around the area of 10 Avenue and Carney Street, the driver rammed thepolice car and fled from police a second time. "Police officers flooded the area in search of the suspect vehicle, which was located near RossCrescent and 5 Avenue. After colliding with a police car at this location, three suspects fled the area

BC's police watchdog says it's investigating a police-involved death in Vancouver. The Independent Investigations Office says police received a report of a man acting erratically this morning. Vancouver police say the man went into medical distress after he was taken into custody following an ``interaction'' with officers and died at the scene. The IIO says it has begun an investigation to determine what role, if any, police actions or inactions played in the man's death.

Police say the driver of an SUV that struck a wedding celebration in West Vancouver on Saturday, killing two people, remains in hospital as investigators look into whether speed or a medical incident was involved in the crash. Const. Nicole Braithwaite of West Vancouver Police told a press conference today that the scene of the incident at the 400 block of Keith Road was ``chaotic.'' She says two women in their 60s were pronounced dead at the scene, and seven people were taken to hospital, two in critical condition. Those taken to hospital include the driver of the 2016 Range Rover that struc