crime

FILE - Rapper Tupac Shakur attends a voter registration event in South Central Los Angeles, Aug. 15, 1996. Authorities in Nevada confirmed Tuesday, July 18, 2023, that they served a search warrant this week in connection with the long-unsolved killing of the late rapper Shakur. (AP Photo/Frank Wiese, File)

Tupac breakthrough? Vegas police make arrest in star’s fatal 1996 shooting

Hip-hop icon was gunned down on the Las Vegas Strip 27 years ago

 

A Vancouver Police Department patch is seen on an officer’s uniform in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, B.C., Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Body of missing murder trial witness found by Vancouver police

Dr. Tracy Pickett, 55, found dead in Southlands neighbourhood

 

Delta Mayor George Harvie says criminal activity is “rampant” in the port due to a lack of funds for policing. (Grace Kennedy file photo)

Organized crime corrupting B.C. ports, mayor expects problem to get worse

Delta’s George Harvie says more police resources needed to fortify security in wake of new report

 

Four B.C. men, including one full patch Hells Angels member, have pleaded guilty to charges related to drug trafficking. (Photo courtesy of CFSEU-BC)

4 plead guilty in B.C. drug trafficking investigation

Full patch Hells Angels member among those charged

Four B.C. men, including one full patch Hells Angels member, have pleaded guilty to charges related to drug trafficking. (Photo courtesy of CFSEU-BC)
FILE - El Paso Walmart shooting suspect Patrick Crusius pleads not guilty during his arraignment, Oct. 10, 2019, in El Paso, Texas. On Monday, Sept. 25, 2023, Crusius, the white gunman who killed 23 people in a racist attack on Hispanic shoppers at a Texas Walmart in 2019, agreed to pay more than $5 million to families of the victims. (Briana Sanchez/The El Paso Times via AP, Pool, File)

Texas Walmart shooter agrees to pay more than $5M to families over 2019 racist attack

A white Texas gunman who killed 23 people in a racist attack…

FILE - El Paso Walmart shooting suspect Patrick Crusius pleads not guilty during his arraignment, Oct. 10, 2019, in El Paso, Texas. On Monday, Sept. 25, 2023, Crusius, the white gunman who killed 23 people in a racist attack on Hispanic shoppers at a Texas Walmart in 2019, agreed to pay more than $5 million to families of the victims. (Briana Sanchez/The El Paso Times via AP, Pool, File)
This undated photo issued by Cheshire Constabulary, shows nurse Lucy Letby. Letby, a former neonatal nurse who was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of seven babies in her care and trying to kill six others at a U.K. hospital will face a retrial on a charge of attempting to murder a newborn baby girl, prosecutors said Monday, Sept. 25, 2023. (Cheshire Constabulary via AP)

A former UK nurse will be retried on a charge that she tried to murder a baby girl at a hospital

A former neonatal nurse who was sentenced to life in prison for…

This undated photo issued by Cheshire Constabulary, shows nurse Lucy Letby. Letby, a former neonatal nurse who was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of seven babies in her care and trying to kill six others at a U.K. hospital will face a retrial on a charge of attempting to murder a newborn baby girl, prosecutors said Monday, Sept. 25, 2023. (Cheshire Constabulary via AP)
Attendees of the Breakout Festival in Vancouver Sunday (Sept. 18) were caught on video destroying venue structures, in apparent anger after the night’s headliner Lil Baby cancelled last minute. (Twitter screenshot/@mc1040597)

15 youth charged in destruction that followed 2022 Vancouver music festival

Angered attendees caused $300,000 in damage after Lil Baby cancelled last minute

Attendees of the Breakout Festival in Vancouver Sunday (Sept. 18) were caught on video destroying venue structures, in apparent anger after the night’s headliner Lil Baby cancelled last minute. (Twitter screenshot/@mc1040597)
FILE - Travis Scott performs at Day 1 of the Astroworld Music Festival at NRG Park on Friday, Nov. 5, 2021, in Houston. The rap superstar was questioned on Monday, Sept. 18, 2023, in a deposition he is giving in connection with hundreds of lawsuits that were filed against him and others over the deaths and injuries at the 2021 Astroworld festival. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP, File)

Rapper Travis Scott is questioned over deadly crowd surge at Texas festival in wave of lawsuits

Rap superstar Travis Scott was questioned for several hours on Monday in…

FILE - Travis Scott performs at Day 1 of the Astroworld Music Festival at NRG Park on Friday, Nov. 5, 2021, in Houston. The rap superstar was questioned on Monday, Sept. 18, 2023, in a deposition he is giving in connection with hundreds of lawsuits that were filed against him and others over the deaths and injuries at the 2021 Astroworld festival. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP, File)
Russell Brand leaves the Troubabour Wembley Park theater in northwest London after performing a comedy set on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023. Three British news organizations are reporting that comedian and social influencer has been accused of rape, sexual assault and abuse based on allegations from four women who knew him over a seven-year period at the height of his fame. Brand denied the allegations. (James Manning/PA via AP)

UK police urged to investigate sex assault allegations against comedian Russell Brand

Senior British politicians on Monday urged police to investigate sexual assault allegations…

Russell Brand leaves the Troubabour Wembley Park theater in northwest London after performing a comedy set on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023. Three British news organizations are reporting that comedian and social influencer has been accused of rape, sexual assault and abuse based on allegations from four women who knew him over a seven-year period at the height of his fame. Brand denied the allegations. (James Manning/PA via AP)
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)
FILE- In this Monday March 30, 2020, file photo, the exterior of the Singer Museum is seen in Laren, Netherlands. A painting by Dutch master Vincent van Gogh has been recovered more than three years after it was stolen from a museum that was shut to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Van Gogh’s “The Parsonage Garden at Nuenen in Spring,” which was painted in 1884, was snatched in an overnight raid in March 2020 from The Singer Laren museum east of Amsterdam. It was there on loan from the Groninger Museum. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)

Stolen Dutch van Gogh recovered more than 3 years later

1884 painting was snatched in an overnight raid in March 2020 from a museum east of Amsterdam

FILE- In this Monday March 30, 2020, file photo, the exterior of the Singer Museum is seen in Laren, Netherlands. A painting by Dutch master Vincent van Gogh has been recovered more than three years after it was stolen from a museum that was shut to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Van Gogh’s “The Parsonage Garden at Nuenen in Spring,” which was painted in 1884, was snatched in an overnight raid in March 2020 from The Singer Laren museum east of Amsterdam. It was there on loan from the Groninger Museum. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)
(File photo)

‘Like a wrecking ball’: Kootenay woman arrested after twerking at RCMP

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

(File photo)
The suspect was described as wearing an off-white hoodie, a grey mask, blue jeans and a brown hat. He carried a grey bag with a black strap and had brown eyes (courtesy of RCMP)

RCMP searching for suspect in liquor store robbery

Suspect took off with money from the till and a bottle of vodka

The suspect was described as wearing an off-white hoodie, a grey mask, blue jeans and a brown hat. He carried a grey bag with a black strap and had brown eyes (courtesy of RCMP)
Premier David Eby says a yet-to-be named independent person will look into why the suspect in the recent Chinatown stabbings was out on day parole. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito)

Eby ‘white hot angry’ about Chinatown stabbings, promises action

Premier pledges independent review of weekend stabbings that left three people injured

Premier David Eby says a yet-to-be named independent person will look into why the suspect in the recent Chinatown stabbings was out on day parole. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito)
Danny Masterson appears at the CMT Music Awards in Nashville, Tenn., on June 7, 2017.

Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis apologize for ‘pain’ their letters on behalf of Danny Masterson caused

Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis apologized Saturday for character letters the celebrity…

Danny Masterson appears at the CMT Music Awards in Nashville, Tenn., on June 7, 2017.
The Mayor of Grand Forks is calling a broken window that happened on Sunday morning an attack on municipal government. Submitted photo The Mayor of Grand Forks is calling a broken window that happened on Sunday night an attack on municipal government. Submitted photo

Vandalism leaves broken window at Grand Forks City Hall

RCMP investigating Sunday night incident

The Mayor of Grand Forks is calling a broken window that happened on Sunday morning an attack on municipal government. Submitted photo The Mayor of Grand Forks is calling a broken window that happened on Sunday night an attack on municipal government. Submitted photo
RCMP say a protest at a drag storytime event for children at a library in the B.C. Interior over the weekend has resulted in one arrest and an investigation into reports of a separate assault at the scene. The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police “E” Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on Friday April 13, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Drag storytime kids event at Kamloops library marred by protest, arrest

Police say ‘Anti-Pride’ demonstrators yelled insults, refused to leave

RCMP say a protest at a drag storytime event for children at a library in the B.C. Interior over the weekend has resulted in one arrest and an investigation into reports of a separate assault at the scene. The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police “E” Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on Friday April 13, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
A sign is photographed at McMurdo Station on Dec. 4, 2018. The Associated Press found a pattern of women working in Antarctica who said their claims of sexual harassment or assault had been minimized by their employers. The AP investigation came after the National Science Foundation published a report in 2022 in which 59% of women said they’d had a negative experience of harassment or assault while on the ice. (National Science Foundation via AP)

Women working in Antarctica say they were left to fend for themselves against sexual harassers

The howling winds and perpetual darkness of the Antarctic winter were easing…

A sign is photographed at McMurdo Station on Dec. 4, 2018. The Associated Press found a pattern of women working in Antarctica who said their claims of sexual harassment or assault had been minimized by their employers. The AP investigation came after the National Science Foundation published a report in 2022 in which 59% of women said they’d had a negative experience of harassment or assault while on the ice. (National Science Foundation via AP)
This booking photo provided by Fulton County Sheriff’s Office, shows former President Donald Trump on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023, after he surrendered and was booked at the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta. Trump is accused by District Attorney Fani Willis of scheming to subvert the will of Georgia voters in a desperate bid to keep Joe Biden out of the White House. (Fulton County Sheriff’s Office via AP)

One image, one face, one American moment: The Donald Trump mug shot

A camera clicks. In a fraction of a second, the shutter opens…

This booking photo provided by Fulton County Sheriff’s Office, shows former President Donald Trump on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023, after he surrendered and was booked at the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta. Trump is accused by District Attorney Fani Willis of scheming to subvert the will of Georgia voters in a desperate bid to keep Joe Biden out of the White House. (Fulton County Sheriff’s Office via AP)
Fire crews on site at the St. Mary’s River wildfire near Cranbrook. Photo courtesy BC Wildfire Service.

Kamloops RCMP recover $10K worth of firefighting equipment, arrest youth

A pellet rifle, the stolen medic bag and automatic external defibrillator were recovered

  • Aug 23, 2023
Fire crews on site at the St. Mary’s River wildfire near Cranbrook. Photo courtesy BC Wildfire Service.