Close X
Sunday, December 1, 2024
ADVT 
National

No Charges Against Vancouver Cop Whose Police Dog Injured Suspect During Arrest

The Canadian Press, 04 Jan, 2018 12:25 PM
    VICTORIA — British Columbia's prosecution service has announced no charges will be laid against a Vancouver police officer who deployed his police service dog during the arrest of a suspect.
     
     
    The service says in a release that the man suffered serious injuries to his arm when the dog bit him in March 2016.
     
     
    It says the available evidence does not meet the standard for approving any charges against the officer.
     
     
    The Independent Investigations Office, which investigates all serious injuries or deaths involving police, submitted a report to the service but its role does not include making recommendations on whether charges should be approved.
     
     
    The BC Prosecution Service did not provide written reasons for its decision not to approve charges, saying they will be made public after the conclusion of related legal proceedings involving the suspect.
     
     
    The Pivot Legal Society has suggested that members of the Vancouver Police Department's dog squad should wear body cameras to record incidents where people have been bitten.

    MORE National ARTICLES

    Woman To Make Court Appearance After Stabbing At Motel In Nanaimo, B.C.

    NANAIMO, B.C. — A 44-year-old woman who allegedly stabbed a man at a motel has been arrested in Nanaimo, B.C.

    Woman To Make Court Appearance After Stabbing At Motel In Nanaimo, B.C.

    S&P Bond Rating Agency Hands B.C. Highest Mark, Confirming Healthy Economy

    S&P Bond Rating Agency Hands B.C. Highest Mark, Confirming Healthy Economy
    VICTORIA — British Columbia's finance minister is pointing to what she says is another confirmation of the province's healthy economy.

    S&P Bond Rating Agency Hands B.C. Highest Mark, Confirming Healthy Economy

    Homeowner Arrives Home, Finds Man Drunk And Asleep On Bathroom Floor

    Homeowner Arrives Home, Finds Man Drunk And Asleep On Bathroom Floor
    SIMCOE, Ont. — Police are reminding people to be vigilant about locking their doors after a homeowner in Simcoe, Ont., came home to discover a drunken stranger.

    Homeowner Arrives Home, Finds Man Drunk And Asleep On Bathroom Floor

    Toronto Drug Squad Officer Dies Of Fentanyl Overdose, Police Say

    Toronto Drug Squad Officer Dies Of Fentanyl Overdose, Police Say
    Toronto police say an officer in the force's drug squad died of a fentanyl overdose earlier this year, with the amount of the opioid found in his system being too large to have been caused by mere contact with the drug.

    Toronto Drug Squad Officer Dies Of Fentanyl Overdose, Police Say

    Texas Man Targeted 12-Year-Old Ontario Girl Using A Messaging App: Police

    Texas Man Targeted 12-Year-Old Ontario Girl Using A Messaging App: Police
    WINDSOR, Ont. — A 25-year-old man in Texas has been arrested after a 12-year-old Ontario girl was allegedly encouraged to send explicit photos of herself to him.

    Texas Man Targeted 12-Year-Old Ontario Girl Using A Messaging App: Police

    Dead Boy's Father Posts Facebook Response After Appeal Court Upholds Conviction

    A father whose conviction was upheld for failing to provide the necessaries of life to his son has posted a Facebook response critical of the judges and prosecutors on the case along with the entire justice system.

    Dead Boy's Father Posts Facebook Response After Appeal Court Upholds Conviction