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A regimental funeral service will be held for Const. Rick O’Brien on Wednesday, Oct. 4, at the Langley Events Centre. (Special to The News)

Funeral details revealed for slain B.C. Mountie

A regimental funeral for Rick O’Brien will be on Oct. 4 at Langley Events Centre

 

The RCMP logo is seen in Surrey, B.C., on Friday April 13, 2018. The RCMP says it has introduced mandatory security awareness training for employees, one of several changes prompted by the 2019 arrest of a senior civilian member for allegedly leaking classified information. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Security awareness training now mandatory for RCMP after 2019 arrest of member

The report stressed that the allegations against Cameron Jay Ortis have not been proven in court

 

Chase RCMP located what appeared to be a non-emergency vehicle driving in an evacuated area of Sorrento on Aug. 21, 2023. (File photo)

Shuswap man claiming to be firefighter handed 90-day driving prohibition

Officers located driver in evacuated area of Sorrento

 

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)
The procession for Const. Rick O’Brien rolled through Abbotsford on Tuesday (Sept. 26). (Ben Lypka/Abbotsford News)

Procession for fallen officer Const. Rick O’Brien rolls through Abbotsford

Ridge Meadows RCMP member was killed during an incident on Friday (Sept. 22)

The procession for Const. Rick O’Brien rolled through Abbotsford on Tuesday (Sept. 26). (Ben Lypka/Abbotsford News)
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
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)
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
Police say a double-homicide occurred after shots fired in the 46100-block of Chilliwack Lake Road on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2023. (Google Maps)

Shooting suspect in custody after double homicide near Chilliwack

IHIT en route to Chilliwack Lake Road scene to gather evidence, with ‘no risk to public safety’

Police say a double-homicide occurred after shots fired in the 46100-block of Chilliwack Lake Road on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2023. (Google Maps)
(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)
An RCMP patch is seen on the shoulder of an assistant commissioner, in Surrey, B.C., on Friday, April 28, 2023. North Vancouver RCMP is warning both teens and adults to be aware of ongoing online sexual extortions, while also excouraging parents to talk with their children about the dangers of these scams. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Sexual extortion scams can happen in 20 minutes, B.C. RCMP warn

North Vancouver RCMP planning presentations to educate students on the dangers of it on social media

An RCMP patch is seen on the shoulder of an assistant commissioner, in Surrey, B.C., on Friday, April 28, 2023. North Vancouver RCMP is warning both teens and adults to be aware of ongoing online sexual extortions, while also excouraging parents to talk with their children about the dangers of these scams. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck