News Items tag as: Independent Investigations Office of B.C.

No charges for Vernon cops under investigation
December 19, 2024 - 3:40 PM

Two Vernon RCMP officers under investigation by the province's police watchdog will not face criminal charges after an arrest three years ago left a man with five broken ribs.
RCMP officer shot and killed a suspect in Penticton
October 23, 2024 - 10:43 AM

The B.C. civilian police watchdog is investigating an incident where an RCMP officer shot and killed a man in Penticton.
RCMP cleared in 2022 Kamloops deadly shooting after violent abduction
September 26, 2024 - 2:30 PM

The BC Prosecution Service won't be charging an RCMP officer who shot and killed a suspect during a domestic hostage taking incident near Kamloops in 2022.
Police watchdog cleared Kamloops officer in public intoxication arrest
September 17, 2024 - 4:30 PM

BC’s police watchdog cleared an officer’s use of force following an arrest in Kamloops last year in which a man said they dislocated his shoulder.
Wanted man had a shootout with police in Merritt
September 13, 2024 - 2:27 PM

A wanted man got into a shootout with police in Merritt, and now BC’s police watchdog is investigating.
No wrongdoing for Kelowna cop who shot suicidal man in porta-potty
August 28, 2024 - 7:00 AM

The BC police watchdog has said that a Kelowna RCMP officer who shot a man in a porta-potty who was threatening to kill himself did nothing wrong.
New civilian director of BC's police watchdog from Okanagan
August 09, 2024 - 3:35 PM

The new leader of BC's police watchdog hails from Merritt and the Okanagan.
Tribunal orders BC police watchdog to pay $52K after it rescinds job offer to female Métis lawyer
July 27, 2024 - 3:30 PM

BC's police watchdog has been ordered to pay $52,000 to a female Métis lawyer after the BC Human Rights Tribunal found that her race and sex were factors in its decision to rescind a job offer.
Coroner's inquest to be held into death of man in Kamloops RCMP custody
June 24, 2024 - 4:25 PM

BC Coroners Service is holding an inquest into the death of a man in Kamloops RCMP cells back in 2019.
Police watchdog looking into North Okanagan fatality
May 16, 2024 - 1:13 PM

The BC police watchdog has opened an investigation following a fatality in Lumby last December.
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