Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 19 Jul, 2023 09:52 AM
Residents of Surrey will find out today which police force will be responsible for their community.
The province is set to announce whether Surrey will be allowed to revert to the R-C-M-P or be required to continue its transition to a municipal police force.
The decision by Solicitor General Mike Farnworth comes amid a tug of war that saw city council vote for the Mounties despite a provincial recommendation they stay with the Surrey Police Service.
The province has said it has concerns over public safety and the high number of job vacancies within the R-C-M-P and even offered 150-million-dollars to help in the transition to the municipal force.
Police say they found a vehicle last Friday that had been reported as stolen the day before. Inside, officers found a Panasonic Toughbook, two laptops, a metal detector, three satellite phones, a Sony P-S Vita and a cellphone.
Between April 27th and 29th, four women reported being sexually assaulted while walking through neighbourhoods around B-C Place and Rogers Arena. Police released a photo of a suspect yesterday and, following a tip from the public, a man was arrested in East Vancouver this morning.
Vancouver city council has approved changes to zoning in select areas of the Cambie Street corridor that it says will make it easier and faster to build up to 16-hundred townhouses. This change will allow applicants to proceed directly to a development permit application for townhouses in the approved areas.
The 58-year-old male suspect has been released on conditions, including no contact with the victim and not to be in the presence of anyone under the age of 16-year-old without another adult present. The suspect is an employee at the temple, and the employer has been advised of the allegations and the conditions of his release.
British Columbians need to be ready for a startling tone on their cellphones when a test of the national emergency alert system is blared out this afternoon. The alert will go to all compatible cellphones and will interrupt radio and television broadcasts at 1:55 p-m Pacific time.
The Township of Langley says it wants its own RCMP detachment and plans to stop sharing policing resources with the City of Langley. The township's council voted to begin the process, which the mayor says could take up to four years.
