RCMP

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 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’

 

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

 

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)
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)
Patrick Kelly. (Photo submitted)

UPDATE: Patrick Kelly located safe and sound Thursday Sept. 21

Patrick Kelly was reported missing by his family on Sept. 18

Patrick Kelly. (Photo submitted)
Police were on scene of an incident in Williams Lake Monday afternoon (Sept. 18). (Ruth Lloyd photo - Williams Lake)

UPDATE: Machete attack in downtown Williams Lake leaves 1 seriously injured

Nearby schools were under lockdown as a precaution

Police were on scene of an incident in Williams Lake Monday afternoon (Sept. 18). (Ruth Lloyd photo - Williams Lake)
Williams Lake RCMP responded to a disturbance in the 1100 block of 2nd Ave. in Williams Lake where they located one man who had died under suspicious circumstances. (Angie Mindus photo - Williams Lake Tribune)

RCMP investigating suspicious death of man in Williams Lake

Police responded to a disturbance in the Glendale area early Saturday morning

Williams Lake RCMP responded to a disturbance in the 1100 block of 2nd Ave. in Williams Lake where they located one man who had died under suspicious circumstances. (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
Bryan Everett O’Reilly, 35, is wanted by RCMP. (RCMP handout)

Anahim Lake RCMP seek help in locating Bryan O’Reilly

O’Reilly was found guilty of manslaughter in 2 Boxing Day deaths in the community in 2014

Bryan Everett O’Reilly, 35, is wanted by RCMP. (RCMP handout)
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)
RCMP take action

Guns, drugs and money seized in Quesnel arrest after targetted attack

Armed robbery leads to police takedown of three suspects

RCMP take action
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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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Steven Davis-Gosling of Williams Lake. (Photo submitted)

UPDATE: Williams Lake RCMP confirm Steven Davis-Gosling was found

The 32-year-old was last seen at his home on Monday, Sept. 11

  • Sep 13, 2023
Steven Davis-Gosling of Williams Lake. (Photo submitted)
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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
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