IIO Seeking Witnesses to Arrest in Vancouver (2026-079)

Case: 2026-079 Incident Date: April 5, 2026 Agency: Municipal Location: Vancouver Detachment: Vancouver Police Department Incident Classification: Serious Harm Case Status: Open - Investigation in Progress

INFORMATION BULLETIN
Independent Investigations Office
For Immediate Release

Surrey, B.C. — The Independent Investigations Office of BC (IIO) is seeking witnesses to the arrest of one man in Vancouver that occurred on April 5, 2026.

Initial information provided by the Vancouver Police Department states that around 8:40 p.m., officers responded at a home in the 8700 block of Fremlin Street for a call about a person causing a disturbance.

Officers, including a Police Service Dog (PSD) arrived and located a man outside who was the subject of the complaint.

Officers then arrested the man with the help of the police dog, and the man suffered injuries during the interaction. He was then taken to the hospital for assessment and treatment.

The IIO was notified shortly after the incident and has begun an investigation.

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 officer 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 asks that any witnesses who have information regarding this matter 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 officers and detention guards in British Columbia. It investigates all incidents involving officers or detention guards that result in serious harm or death, whether or not there is any allegation of wrongdoing.
info@iiobc.ca

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