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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 2020, or use the search function below to find past VPD media releases.

Vancouver Police identify victim of the city’s ninth homicide and appeal for witnesses

July 31, 2020

Vancouver Police Homicide detectives are appealing for witnesses to come forward in the stabbing death of 41-year-old Vancouver resident Thomus Donaghy. more »

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Vancouver Police shut down drug lab; suspects charged

July 30, 2020

Charges related to the production and distribution of drugs were approved against a male and female this week after a lengthy Vancouver Police investigation that resulted in the dismantling of a drug lab in Vancouver. more »

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High-risk sex offender to reside in Vancouver

July 29, 2020

Vancouver Police are warning the public that high-risk sex offender, Michael Wayne Carpenter, will be residing in a correctional halfway house in Vancouver. more »

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Vancouver Police investigate the city’s ninth homicide

July 28, 2020

Vancouver Police are investigating the death of a 41-year-old Vancouver man after he was stabbed yesterday evening in Vancouver’s West End. more »

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Vancouver Police make arrest in South Vancouver shooting

July 25, 2020

Vancouver Police have made an arrest after a shooting on Wednesday, July 22, in the Sunset neighborhood of Vancouver that left a man with serious injuries. more »

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VPD warns public as distraction thefts continue

July 24, 2020

Vancouver Police are warning the public to be vigilant after an increase in reports of thefts involving distraction techniques throughout the Lower Mainland since June. more »

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Man injured in South Vancouver shooting

July 23, 2020

Vancouver Police are investigating a shooting last evening in Vancouver’s Sunset neighborhood, which has sent a man to hospital with non-life threatening injuries. more »

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Man charged in East Vancouver assault

July 23, 2020

A Vancouver man has been charged with assault following a hate crime investigation by Vancouver Police after the assault of a 92-year-old elderly man in March. more »

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VPD says hate incidents still prevalent throughout the city

July 17, 2020

Vancouver Police are advising the public that while the COVID-19 pandemic continues, hate-related incidents are still occurring at a higher than normal rate, including those targeting Vancouver’s Asian communities. more »

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VPD investigates the city’s eighth homicide of the year

July 14, 2020

Vancouver Police are investigating the death of a 30-year-old man who was shot in South Vancouver last night. more »

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