Sting operation from Vancouver police catches alleged Pokémon card thief
Staff Sgt. Ryan Campbell says thefts occurred on five consecutive days from March 23, with victims saying they were bear-sprayed and robbed after arranging meetings on Facebook Marketplace.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/pokemon-card-thief-vancouver-9.7152600?cmp=rss
Sting operation from Vancouver police catches alleged Pokémon card thief
Staff Sgt. Ryan Campbell says thefts occurred on five consecutive days from March 23, with victims saying they were bear-sprayed and robbed after arranging meetings on Facebook Marketplace.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/pokemon-card-thief-vancouver-9.7152600?cmp=rss
Did organized criminals breach the Vancouver police property office? Court docs reveal VPD investigation
CBC News has learned Vancouver police are investigating whether someone with access to the force's property office colluded with organized criminals to tamper with key evidence in a high-profile murder case.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vancouver-police-corruption-murder-phones-9.7122419?cmp=rss
Man arrested in connection to damaging, attempting to steal BC ambulance
Brian Twaites said in a statement that a patient 'became combative and damaged the inside of a parked ambulance in the Vancouver General Hospital ambulance bay.'
#crime #ambulance #Vancouver #BCAmbulance #vancouverpolice
https://globalnews.ca/news/11654870/man-arrested-damaging-inside-bc-ambulance-attempting-steal-it/
Man arrested in connection to damaging, attempting to steal BC ambulance
Brian Twaites said in a statement that a patient 'became combative and damaged the inside of a parked ambulance in the Vancouver General Hospital ambulance bay.'
#crime #ambulance #Vancouver #BCAmbulance #vancouverpolice
https://globalnews.ca/news/11654870/man-arrested-damaging-inside-bc-ambulance-attempting-steal-it/

Making public surveillance easier by police is something happening in Vancouver too.
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Edmonton Police Preempt Privacy Commissioner in Facial Recognition Bodycam Deployment – Pixel Envy

CBC News: Edmonton police are testing out artificial intelligence facial-recognition bodycams without approval from Alberta’s information and privacy commissioner Diane McLeod. Police say they don’t legally require what they describe as “feedback” from the commissioner during the trial or proof of concept stage. But in an interview Wednesday on CBC’s Edmonton AM, McLeod said they […]

Steve Rai appointed chief constable of Vancouver Police Department
Steve Rai was officially appointed the department's 32nd chief constable on Thursday, following former chief Adam Palmer's retirement.
#appointment #police #Vancouver #Crime #vancouverpolice
https://globalnews.ca/news/11192968/steve-rai-vancouver-police-new-chief-constable/
Steve Rai appointed chief constable of Vancouver Police Department

Steve Rai was officially appointed the department's 32nd chief constable on Thursday, following former chief Adam Palmer's retirement. 

Global News
Steve Rai appointed chief constable of Vancouver Police Department
Steve Rai was officially appointed the department's 32nd chief constable on Thursday, following former chief Adam Palmer's retirement.
#appointment #police #Vancouver #Crime #vancouverpolice
https://globalnews.ca/news/11192968/steve-rai-vancouver-police-new-chief-constable/
Steve Rai appointed chief constable of Vancouver Police Department

Steve Rai was officially appointed the department's 32nd chief constable on Thursday, following former chief Adam Palmer's retirement. 

Global News