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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…
Woman hospitalized while in Vernon cell not fault of police: B.C. police watchdog
VERNON – A police watchdog has concluded a woman who was rushed to hospital last…
B.C.’s police watchdog investigating RCMP crash with cyclist in Kelowna
KELOWNA – B.C.'s police watchdog has been called in to look into a late night…
Kamloops Mountie cleared of shooting death in Rose Hill gunfire exchange
KAMLOOPS — Last fall, a man was left dead after an exchange of gunfire involving…
“I almost died:” Man shot by Kelowna police officer speaks out
KELOWNA – Shadwyn Nelson could feel the bullet bouncing around inside him after it shot…
B.C. police watchdog investigating death in Kamloops RCMP cells
KAMLOOPS — The Independent Investigations Office of B.C is investigating an incident after a man…
Kelowna police officer won’t face charges for arrest that left woman with broken knee
CONTENT ADVISORY KELOWNA – A Kelowna RCMP officer will not be charged for an incident…
B.C.’s police watchdog investigating crash involving Vernon RCMP
VERNON – The Independent Investigation Office is looking into a serious crash early this morning…
Police watchdog appeals for witnesses to Kelowna RCMP shooting
KELOWNA – B.C.'s police watchdog is appealing for witnesses following a police shooting in Kelowna…
Kelowna RCMP officer cleared of wrongdoing in fatal car crash
KELOWNA – An investigation into a Kelowna police officer’s actions prior to a June car…
UPDATE: Kelowna RCMP officer cleared of wrongdoing after shooting illegal camper
KELOWNA – The Independent Investigations Office of B.C. today ruled that it was reasonable for an…
Man killed in Kamloops hit and run was in police custody hours before death
KAMLOOPS – A 48-year-old man that was killed in a hit and run collision more…
West Kelowna RCMP officers cleared by independent investigators
WEST KELOWNA – The province’s police watchdog has concluded there was no wrongdoing last week…