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Independent Investigations Office of B.C.
BC’s police watchdog no longer in staffing crisis thanks to new funding
BC's police watchdog has suffered from a shortage of staff causing some investigations to take…
Kelowna RCMP officer who abandoned wellness check committed no crime: IIO
A Kelowna RCMP officer “fail(ed) to properly comply with his sworn duty to protect life”…
Police watchdog looking into North Okanagan fatality
The BC police watchdog has opened an investigation following a fatality in Lumby last December.…
Coroner’s inquest to be held into death of man in Kamloops RCMP custody
BC Coroners Service is holding an inquest into the death of a man in Kamloops…
Tribunal orders BC police watchdog to pay $52K after it rescinds job offer to female Métis lawyer
BC's police watchdog has been ordered to pay $52,000 to a female Métis lawyer after…
New civilian director of BC’s police watchdog from Okanagan
The new leader of BC's police watchdog hails from Merritt and the Okanagan. Attorney General…
No wrongdoing for Kelowna cop who shot suicidal man in porta-potty
The BC police watchdog has said that a Kelowna RCMP officer who shot a man…
Wanted man had a shootout with police in Merritt
A wanted man got into a shootout with police in Merritt, and now BC’s police…
Police watchdog cleared Kamloops officer in public intoxication arrest
BC’s police watchdog cleared an officer’s use of force following an arrest in Kamloops last…
RCMP cleared in 2022 Kamloops deadly shooting after violent abduction
The BC Prosecution Service won't be charging an RCMP officer who shot and killed a…
RCMP officer shot and killed a suspect in Penticton
The B.C. civilian police watchdog is investigating an incident where an RCMP officer shot and…
No charges for Vernon cops under investigation
Two Vernon RCMP officers under investigation by the province's police watchdog will not face criminal…