No criminal offence by police in failed search for B.C. woman found dead: watchdog

No criminal offence by police in failed search for B.C. woman found dead: watchdog

SURREY — British Columbia's police watchdog agency says officers in an Interior community could have done more in the search for a missing Indigenous woman who was later found dead.

No criminal offence by police in failed search for B.C. woman found dead: watchdog

SURREY — British Columbia's police watchdog agency says officers in an Interior community could have done more in the search for a missing Indigenous woman who was later found dead.

No criminal offence by police in failed search for B.C. woman found dead: watchdog

B.C.'s police watchdog agency says officers in an Interior community could have done more in the search for a missing Indigenous woman who was later found dead.

No criminal offence by police in failed search for B.C. woman found dead: watchdog

SURREY — British Columbia's police watchdog agency says officers in an Interior community could have done more in the search for a missing Indigenous woman who was later found dead.

No criminal offence by police in failed search for B.C. woman found dead: watchdog

British Columbia's police watchdog agency says officers in an Interior community could have done more in the search for a missing Indigenous woman who was later found dead.

No criminal offence by police in failed search for B.C. woman found dead: watchdog

British Columbia’s police watchdog agency says officers in an Interior community could have done more in the search for a missing Indigenous woman who was later found dead.  However, the Independent Investigations Office says in a report on the case that RCMP in Vanderhoof, B.C., did take many steps in the search and followed policing standards, clearing them of an offence. Search efforts by police and community members started on Oct. 11, 2023,…