Complex calls for service where 6 or more officers respond to safely resolve the incident have increased 45% since 2020. These calls often involve people with weapons or other situations where there is significant danger to the public. Assistant Chief Darren McShea breaks down an example of a complex call for service that required multiple officers. This November, Proposition 5 asks voters to consider a property tax levy that would add up to 13 full-time police officers and the equipment, vehicl

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#VPDNews: A 17-year-old has been arrested by Vancouver Police and charged with aggravated assault in the stabbings of four people Wednesday night in the Downtown Eastside. VPD officers responded around 6:40 p.m. on Wednesday to reports that multiple people had been stabbed outside a building near East Hastings Street and Jackson Avenue. Four people – three men and a woman ranging in age from 33 to 60 – received treatment in hospital for stab wounds. The teen suspect was arrested at another locat