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Media Releases

Vancouver Police Department Media Releases

The VPD's most recent media releases are listed below.

View the archives for 2018, or use the search function below to find past VPD media releases.

Update: Vancouver Police Investigate Targeted Shooting

December 16, 2018

The VPD is asking for witnesses and anyone with dash-cam footage to come forward after a 45-year-old Vancouver man sustained non-life-threatening injuries in a targeted shooting Saturday evening. more »

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Vancouver Police Investigate Targeted Shooting

December 15, 2018

Vancouver Police are investigating what appears to be a targeted shooting in south Vancouver. more »

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VPD Make Arrest in 2016 Fatal Hit-and-Run

December 14, 2018

Vancouver Police have concluded a thirty-two month investigation into a hit-and-run in 2016 that claimed the life of 30-year-old Ryan Barron. more »

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Vancouver Police Investigate Assault Against A Child

December 12, 2018

Vancouver Police are asking for the public’s help after a child was sexually assaulted last Wednesday in South Vancouver. more »

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Vancouver Police Release GeoDASH Crime Statistics Hub

December 4, 2018

The Vancouver Police Department has released a new online dashboard, intended to enhance community awareness of crime trends and to help prevent crime in Vancouver more »

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Murder Charges Approved In Death Of Senior

December 4, 2018

Second-degree murder charges have been approved by BC Prosecution Service against 23-year-old Nicholas Dwayne Wallace of Surrey in relation to the death of Elizabeth Poulin. more »

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Vancouver Police Release Composite Sketch Of Sexual Assault Suspect

December 3, 2018

Vancouver Police today released a composite sketch of a suspect in a sexual assault investigation and are asking anyone who may recognize the suspect to call police. more »

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Vancouver Police Remind Public That Thieves Will Steal Anything

November 30, 2018

Vancouver Police arrested a known property crime offender in downtown Vancouver on Thursday after they observed him smash the window of a parked car and steal bags that were visible inside. more »

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Vancouver Police Investigate Stranger Sex Assault

November 29, 2018

Vancouver Police are asking for witnesses and dash-cam footage after a teenaged girl was pulled into a wooded area and sexually assaulted on Tuesday in East Vancouver. more »

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Vancouver Police Renew Appeal for Victims and Witnesses In Historical Sexual Assault Case

November 28, 2018

Vancouver Police are renewing their appeal for victims and witnesses to come forward in a historical sexual assault investigation involving forty-six-year-old Prince George resident Kevin Alexander Roberts, also known as “Drifter.” more »

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