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Almost half of VPD files in recent shoplifting crackdown not sent to Crown

Project Barcode netted 217 arrests between Feb. 15 and March 10, and the VPD said 278 criminal charges were recommended to Crown counsel.

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B.C. to deploy specialized prosecutor teams to target repeat violent offenders

The moves come on the heels of a 2022 report on prolific and violent offenders that found a need for more resources to support people when they've been released from incarceration.

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