Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 05 Sep, 2024 03:43 PM
Police are looking for witnesses after investigators determined that a man found dead off the Coquihalla Highway last month was the victim of a hit-and-run.
The B-C Highway Patrol say the man was found just off the roadway near a highway exit in Merritt on August 30th.
Investigators now believe the man was likely hit by a southbound vehicle approaching the highway exit possibly as early as August 25th.
Police are urging motorists who were travelling in the area to check if they have dashcam footage from between August 25th and August 30th.
Police in Vancouver say a 54-year-old man is facing multiple charges after he allegedly chased a group of teenagers with a knife. They say a 16-year-old boy called 9-1-1 to report he and his friends were being threatened by an armed stranger.
A B-C woman in her 30s faces numerous charges after a traffic stop outside of Williams Lake lead to the seizure of a loaded firearm and methamphetamines. R-C-M-P say it happened on August 3rd when officers saw a vehicle speeding along Highway 97.
A 36-year-old Vernon man has been charged after a head-on collision on Highway 97 left two people dead. It happened in the early hours of August 5th near the Vernon Military Camp.
Homicide detectives have been called in to investigate after a man's body was found inside a home in New Westminster. Police say officers were sent to the home last night to carry out a well-being check.
The wildfire service is reporting about 375 fires around B.C., with about 11 recorded since midday Sunday and another 11 still ranked as fires of note, meaning they are highly visible or threaten people or property.
The inaugural sailings for a passenger ferry between downtown Vancouver and Nanaimo, B.C., were cancelled Monday because of a power outage. A statement on the Hullo ferry website says the loss of power to the berth and vessels affected the assessments of its systems and the safety and reliability of its operations.
