Independent Investigations Office of B.C.

Prince George Mounties may face charges for 2017 death
After a lengthy investigation, B.C.'s police watchdog has decided there is a case for criminal…

Police watchdog investigating Vernon RCMP after suspect injured during arrest
B.C.'s police watchdog is investigating after a Vernon man ended up in hospital shortly after being…

Kelowna Mounties not at fault for crash that landed repeat offender back behind bars
B.C.’s police watchdog has found that Kelowna Mounties were not at fault for the crash…

B.C. police watchdog says Kamloops officer not criminally responsible for suspect’s broken heel
A Kamloops RCMP officer is off the hook with B.C.'s police watch dog after a…

B.C. police watchdog investigating ‘interaction’ during arrest of suspect in Sicamous
The RCMP has notified the Independent Investigations Office of British Columbia of an incident in Sicamous…

Police watchdog investigating after suspect injured during chase in Chilliwack
B.C.'s police watchdog is investigating an incident in Chilliwack in which a suspect being chased…

Lytton man killed in ‘police involved shooting’, RCMP watchdog called in
Investigators with the police watchdog in B.C. have been called to Lytton to look into…

B.C. police watchdog seeks witnesses in connection to death of Penticton shoplifting suspect
Independent investigators are seeking key witnesses to a police-involved death of a suspect in Penticton…

Police watchdog investigating fatal RCMP shooting in Shuswap
A man was shot and killed by police after being flushed from a house in…

Investigation clears officers of wrongdoing in arrest
An Independent Investigations Office investigation into excessive force used in a the arrest of a…

B.C. police watchdog looking for witnesses to arrest of Penticton shoplifter
The Independent Investigation Office of B.C. is looking for witnesses to the arrest of a…

B.C’s police watchdog says Vancouver Island drowning not caused by officers
Police weren’t responsible for a strange drowning in Port Alberni, the province's police watchdog has…

B.C. police watchdog looking into death of shoplifting suspect in Penticton
A man recently arrested by Penticton RCMP for shoplifting has died in custody and now…

UPDATE: Man tasered by police near Sicamous dies in hospital
A 38-year-old Kelowna man tased by police near Sicamous has died in hospital. His family…

B.C.’s police watchdog investigating multi-vehicle crash that closed highway in West Kelowna
WEST KELOWNA – The Independent Investigation Office of B.C. has been called in to investigate…