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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 2019, or use the search function below to find past VPD media releases.

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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Vancouver Police Make Arrest in City’s Latest Homicide

November 27, 2018

Vancouver Police have arrested a man in relation to the murder of 87-year-old Elizabeth Poulin. The suspect, a 23-year-old Surrey man, was arrested yesterday in Surrey, and he is in custody. more »

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Vancouver Police Have Identified the City’s 15th Homicide Victim

November 26, 2018

Vancouver Police have determined that the suspicious death reported over the weekend is the city’s 15th homicide. The victim has been identified as 87-year-old Elizabeth Poulin. more »

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Vancouver Police Investigate Suspicious Death of an Elderly Woman

November 24, 2018

Vancouver Police are investigating the city’s 15th homicide after a woman’s body was found in her East Vancouver apartment Saturday morning. more »

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Vancouver Police Investigate Historical Sexual Assault, Seek Additional Victims

November 21, 2018

Vancouver Police have arrested a Prince George resident for alleged historical sexual offences involving a young girl. Police believe there are more victims and witnesses and are asking them to come forward. more »

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Vancouver Police Investigate Early Morning Assault

November 21, 2018

Vancouver Police are investigating an assault that occurred early this morning in the West End that sent a man to hospital with serious injuries. more »

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Vancouver Police Make Arrest in Weekend Assault

November 20, 2018

Vancouver Police have arrested a 34-year-old Vancouver man in relation to an assault in an apartment building in the West End on Saturday morning. more »

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Pedestrian Suffers Serious Injuries After Being Struck in a Crosswalk

November 19, 2018

An elderly woman has been rushed to hospital with serious injuries after being struck by a vehicle in an unmarked crosswalk, just before 1 p.m. today at Oak Street and West 8th Avenue. more »

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