Vancouver police task force shows signs of reduced crime in DTES, but some call for long-term fix
For the past year, Linda Ly has operated her nail salon, Onyx Aesthetics Studio, four floors above street level in ...
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Downtown Eastside stabbing case going to preliminary hearing
Hevert Solis Moreno remains in custody and appeared before Judge Eugene Jamieson via video on March 31. A preliminary hearing ...
Watchdog recommends charges against Vancouver police officer after car hit pedestrian
B.C.'s police watchdog is recommending charges against a Vancouver police officer whose vehicle hit a pedestrian in the ...
‘I feel safer’: A look at the Downtown Eastside after 6 weeks of ‘Task Force Barrage’
It's been six weeks since the Vancouver Police Department began flooding the Downtown Eastside with officers as a part of ...
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Vancouver reports first homicide of 2025 after man found dead on beach
Vancouver has recorded its first homicide of 2025 after a man was found dead in the city's Downtown Eastside. Vancouver ...
Assaults drop in first month of Downtown Eastside crime crackdown, police say
The Vancouver Police Department announced Task Force Barrage in mid-February, a three-pronged plan to target organized and ...
Teen in custody after alleged stabbing of Vancouver taxi driver over payment 'dispute,' police say
A 16-year-old is in custody after allegedly stabbing a taxi driver in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside Tuesday, according to ...
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In 4 weeks, nearly 200 weapons have been seized from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside
A new task force targeting organized crime and criminals in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside is having success, according to ...
Has a new police task force helped reduce crime in the Downtown Eastside?
Some business owners in the Downtown Eastside say a new dedicated Vancouver police task force appears to be helping to reduce ...
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Vancouver reports first homicide of 2025 after man found dead on beach
VANCOUVER - Vancouver has recorded its first homicide of 2025 after a man was found dead in the city’s Downtown Eastside. Vancouver Police say officers were called to Crab Park at about 8:30 a.m ...