RCMP

Ashleigh Daniels, a police officer in Coquitlam signs the book of condolences for fallen Ridge Meadows RCMP Const. Rick O’Brien. (Colleen Flanagan/The News)

Fundraiser for family of fallen Lower Mainland officer at more than $100,000

Money will go towards Const. Rick O’Brien’s wife and six children

Ashleigh Daniels, a police officer in Coquitlam signs the book of condolences for fallen Ridge Meadows RCMP Const. Rick O’Brien. (Colleen Flanagan/The News)
Ross Barnard, general sales manager of Laird Wheaton Chevrolet Buick GMC, came to work Monday, Sept. 25, to discover someone had made off with one of the dealership’s giant Canada flags, which have flown above the intersection for several decades. (Chris Bush/News Bulletin)

Colossal Canada flag stolen from auto dealership in Nanaimo

Theft from Laird Wheaton Chevrolet Buick GMC reported Sept. 25

Ross Barnard, general sales manager of Laird Wheaton Chevrolet Buick GMC, came to work Monday, Sept. 25, to discover someone had made off with one of the dealership’s giant Canada flags, which have flown above the intersection for several decades. (Chris Bush/News Bulletin)
A police helicopter prepares for takeoff from a staging area at Purden Lake Resort near the site of a helicopter crash, east of Prince George, B.C., on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/James Doyle

UPDATE: 2 dead in helicopter crash near Prince George

Transportation Safety Board of Canada deployed, investigating fatal crash

A police helicopter prepares for takeoff from a staging area at Purden Lake Resort near the site of a helicopter crash, east of Prince George, B.C., on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/James Doyle
The Campbell River RCMP are looking to speak with anyone who was around the Chevron station in downtown Campbell River on Sunday night between 6:30 and 7:30 p.m. Black Press File Photo

Heavy police presence around Strathcona Gardens after pair of incidents

incidents came during Campbell River Storm’s Friday night game versus Lake Cowichan

  • Sep 25, 2023
The Campbell River RCMP are looking to speak with anyone who was around the Chevron station in downtown Campbell River on Sunday night between 6:30 and 7:30 p.m. Black Press File Photo
Sarah Mingo and her boyfriend Max Mnguni have a long road to recovery after being seriously injured in a crash involving the motorcycle they were riding and an SUV in Maple Ridge on Friday, Sept. 8. (Special to The News)

Island teen, girlfriend critically injured in Lower Mainland crash

Youths were thrown from motorcycle in collision with SUV in Maple Ridge

Sarah Mingo and her boyfriend Max Mnguni have a long road to recovery after being seriously injured in a crash involving the motorcycle they were riding and an SUV in Maple Ridge on Friday, Sept. 8. (Special to The News)
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PQB crime report: Resident bilked out of $13.5K in bitcoin phone scam

Oceanside RCMP also search for highway rock-tosser, Harley thief

(PQB News file photo)
A police road block is seen on Glen Drive after a shooting involving RCMP officers in Coquitlam B.C. on Friday, September 22, 2023. The death of a Metro Vancouver RCMP officer who was shot dead while executing a search warrant is reverberating with law enforcement officials across the country. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

Death of B.C. Mountie casts pall over law enforcement across Canada

Const. Rick O’Brien leaves behind his wife and children

A police road block is seen on Glen Drive after a shooting involving RCMP officers in Coquitlam B.C. on Friday, September 22, 2023. The death of a Metro Vancouver RCMP officer who was shot dead while executing a search warrant is reverberating with law enforcement officials across the country. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
A post on social media showed officers from other Lower Mainland police forces handled patrols in Maple Ridge while the members of the RCMP detachment mourned the murder of Const. Rick O’Brien. (X/Twitter)

Other police forces handled Ridge Meadows patrols after officer was murdered

‘We stand together in unity and as a family, no matter the shoulder patch’

A post on social media showed officers from other Lower Mainland police forces handled patrols in Maple Ridge while the members of the RCMP detachment mourned the murder of Const. Rick O’Brien. (X/Twitter)
Const. Rick O’Brien, 51, of the Ridge Meadows RCMP was killed on Sept. 22 while executing a search warrant in Coquitlam. (Ridge Meadows RCMP/The News)

Charges laid in homicide of B.C. RCMP officer

Nicholas Bellemare is facing first-degree murder and attempted murder with a firearm charges

Const. Rick O’Brien, 51, of the Ridge Meadows RCMP was killed on Sept. 22 while executing a search warrant in Coquitlam. (Ridge Meadows RCMP/The News)
A memorial has been set up at the Ridge Meadows RCMP detachment in Maple Ridge to honour Const. Rick O’Brien, who was killed on Sept. 22 while executing a search warrant in Coquitlam. (Brandon Tucker/The News)

PHOTOS: Community rallies to honour slain B.C. RCMP officer

A memorial is at the Maple Ridge detachment, with a GoFundMe also available

A memorial has been set up at the Ridge Meadows RCMP detachment in Maple Ridge to honour Const. Rick O’Brien, who was killed on Sept. 22 while executing a search warrant in Coquitlam. (Brandon Tucker/The News)
First responders – one BC Emergency Health Services worker and 17 members of Pitt Meadows Fire and Rescue – lined Lougheed Highway by Harris Road, to salute a motorcade of police vehicles escorting a fallen officer through the city into Maple Ridge. (Colleen Flanagan/The News)

VIDEO: First responders salute fallen Lower Mainland officer during procession

Procession was on its way to Abbotsford

First responders – one BC Emergency Health Services worker and 17 members of Pitt Meadows Fire and Rescue – lined Lougheed Highway by Harris Road, to salute a motorcade of police vehicles escorting a fallen officer through the city into Maple Ridge. (Colleen Flanagan/The News)
Ridge Meadows RCMP lowered its flags to half mast on Sept. 22 following a shooting in Coquitlam that resulted in one RCMP officer being killed and another wounded. (Brandon Tucker/The News)

Ridge Meadows Mountie killed, 2 other officers injured in Coquitlam incident

Rick O’Brien was a 7-year member of the Ridge Meadows RCMP; he joined the detachment Sept. 19, 2016

Ridge Meadows RCMP lowered its flags to half mast on Sept. 22 following a shooting in Coquitlam that resulted in one RCMP officer being killed and another wounded. (Brandon Tucker/The News)
RCMP in Williams Lake continue to guard the scene Sunday of a property where a man died in the early morning hours Saturday (Sept. 16). (Angie Mindus photo - Williams Lake Tribune)

Williams Lake RCMP investigating suspicious death of man

Residents said they heard four gun shots in the Glendale area early Saturday morning

RCMP in Williams Lake continue to guard the scene Sunday of a property where a man died in the early morning hours Saturday (Sept. 16). (Angie Mindus photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
The Sooke RCMP is investigating after two men were stabbed during a Saturday altercation. (Black Press Media file photo)

Suspect arrested after Sooke stabbings

Two men sent to hospital with serious injuries

The Sooke RCMP is investigating after two men were stabbed during a Saturday altercation. (Black Press Media file photo)
Police and investigators are seen at the side of a road outside Rosthern, Sask., on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022. A specialized RCMP team that deals with high-risk situations was not immediately available to respond to a stabbing rampage and hunt for a mass killer in Saskatchewan because of contract negotiations, internal emails show. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Kelly Geraldine Malone

RCMP technology not immediately available to help with Saskatchewan killings

Chaos descended on James Smith Cree Nation as Myles Sanderson killed 11 people and injured 17 others

Police and investigators are seen at the side of a road outside Rosthern, Sask., on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022. A specialized RCMP team that deals with high-risk situations was not immediately available to respond to a stabbing rampage and hunt for a mass killer in Saskatchewan because of contract negotiations, internal emails show. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Kelly Geraldine Malone
The RCMP logo is seen outside the force’s ‘E’ division headquarters in Surrey, B.C., on Thursday, March 16, 2023. RCMP say a suspect in a July 23, 2023 shooting in Richmond was arrested in Surrey on Sept. 14. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Suspect arrested after firing gun out ride-share window: B.C. RCMP

Richmond RCMP say 3 men were in the vehicle at the time of the shooting

The RCMP logo is seen outside the force’s ‘E’ division headquarters in Surrey, B.C., on Thursday, March 16, 2023. RCMP say a suspect in a July 23, 2023 shooting in Richmond was arrested in Surrey on Sept. 14. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Trail police were unable to track down the camouflage pants wearer. Photo: James Wainscoat/Unsplash

Keep your pants on: Police convince man camouflage trousers OK in B.C

Caller asked police that the man’s camouflage pants be removed

Trail police were unable to track down the camouflage pants wearer. Photo: James Wainscoat/Unsplash
Nanaimo RCMP were called to a crash with four teens in the vehicle at Biggs Road and Jingle Pot Road the morning of the first day of school last week. (Black Press Media file photo)

Teenagers involved in crash on first day of school in Nanaimo

One youth transported to hospital with minor injury

Nanaimo RCMP were called to a crash with four teens in the vehicle at Biggs Road and Jingle Pot Road the morning of the first day of school last week. (Black Press Media file photo)
John Starnes was driving on Highway 19A when his vehicle was struck by a rock at approximately 11:30 p.m. on Sept. 9. (Submitted photos)

‘Nearly killed me’: Oceanside RCMP investigate rock-throwing incidents

Police have received 5 complaints of rocks striking vehicles on Highway 19A

John Starnes was driving on Highway 19A when his vehicle was struck by a rock at approximately 11:30 p.m. on Sept. 9. (Submitted photos)
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‘Like a wrecking ball’: Kootenay woman arrested after twerking at RCMP

The the woman was arrested for breach of peace and public intoxication

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