IIO is Seeking Witnesses to an Overnight Arrest in Vancouver (2025-171)

INFORMATION BULLETIN
Independent Investigations Office
For Immediate Release

Surrey, B.C. — The Independent Investigations Office of BC (IIO) is seeking witnesses to an arrest that occurred in shortly after midnight this morning in Vancouver. One man was injured.

Information provided by the Vancouver Police Department states that at about 12:30 a.m. today (July 11, 2025), officers responded to a report of a man allegedly breaking into the Denman Place Mall located in the 1000 block of Denman Street.

When officers arrived, they arrested one man and took him to the Vancouver Jail, where he was seen by a nurse and subsequently taken to a hospital for treatment.

The IIO was notified about the incident shortly after it occurred and is now investigating.

There are two factors that the IIO considers at the beginning of each investigation:

1. If there has been an injury that meets the threshold of serious harm, as defined by the Police Act, or a death; and
2. If there is a connection between the serious harm/death and police action or inaction.

If both conditions are met, the investigation will continue to examine all available evidence to determine what occurred.  At the conclusion of the investigation, the chief civilian director will consider whether there are reasonable grounds to believe that an offence may have occurred.

The IIO is asking that any witnesses that have not already provided a statement, or who have video footage of the incident, to please contact the IIO at our 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.

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