IIO is Investigating Incident Involving a Woman While Being Arrested in Vancouver (2024-265)
Case: 2024-265 Incident Date: November 17, 2024 Agency: Transit Police - SCBCTAPS Location: Vancouver Incident Classification: Serious Harm Case Status: Closed - Without Public ReportSurrey, B.C. — The Independent Investigations Office of BC (IIO) is investigating the arrest of a woman by members of the Metro Vancouver Transit Police on November 17, 2024.
Information provided by police states that shortly before 4 p.m., officers responded to a 911 call about a woman waving a weapon and threatening people near Fraser Street and East 41st Avenue.
Officers located the woman after arriving at the location and attempted to arrest her.
An interaction then occurred between officers and the woman, who suffered an injury.
She was taken to a hospital for treatment and later released.
The IIO was notified a short time later and has now commenced an investigation.
Initial investigative steps will seek to confirm the extent of the woman’s injuries and whether or not they meet the threshold of serious harm as defined in Part 11 of the Police Act.
The IIO is asking any person with relevant information of the incident to please contact the Witness Line toll-free at 1-855-446-8477 or via the contact form on the iiobc.ca website.
Background
The IIO is the Independent civilian oversight agency of the police in British Columbia. It investigates all officer-related incidents that result in serious harm or death, whether or not there is any allegation of wrongdoing.