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Vancouver Police Recruiting For Next Neighbors On Watch Academy #25
The Vancouver Police Department is currently accepting applications for our next Neighbors On Watch (NOW) academy which runs April 17-May 22. Department NOW volunteers are an integral part of VPD’s mission of making Vancouver the safest urban city in Washington. During the 6-week academy, participants will meet once per week and will learn a variety…
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Residents encouraged to apply for traffic calming measures on Vancouver roads
Community members are invited to submit traffic concerns and champion project locations for possible selection through the 2025 Neighborhood Traffic Calming Program to help slow traffic and increase street safety in local neighborhoods. The program will award approximately $300,000 for traffic calming projects this year. Community members interested in pursuing a traffic calming project for…
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Vancouver USA Arts and Music Festival announces call for vendors and performers
Artists, creative makers and performers are invited to participate in the Vancouver USA Arts & Music Festival, July 31 – Aug. 3 in Vancouver, Washington. Applications are now open for community stage performers and vendor booths for visual artists and creative makers. Artists of all genres and backgrounds are encouraged to apply. Vancouver Symphony Orchestra…
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Vancouver Police Arrest Bank Robbery Suspect
On December 21, 2024, Vancouver Police responded to a bank robbery at the Bank of America at 1145 SE 164th Ave. During the robbery, a male entered the bank, presented a note and implied that he had a firearm. The suspect fled the bank and was not located by police. Vancouver Police Department Major Crimes…
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Vancouver Police Investigate Collision Involving Pedestrian
On January 21 at around 9:15 p.m., Vancouver Police responded to the 7800 block of NE Vancouver Mall Drive for a collision involving a pedestrian that had been struck by a vehicle. The driver was heading eastbound on NE Vancouver Mall Drive, following another vehicle. The car in front swerved to the left, and the…
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City to distribute $9.5 million in Affordable Housing Fund grants in 2025
On Monday, Jan. 27, the City will open its online application for up to $9.5 million in Affordable Housing Fund (AHF) dollars to support developers, nonprofits and other housing providers whose projects create permanently affordable homes and address homelessness for households with low-income in Vancouver. Funding applications will be accepted on a rolling basis and…
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$30 million in federal funding for Community Connector Lid project awarded
On Friday, the City of Vancouver and Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) were awarded $30 million in federal funds from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Reconnecting Communities Pilot (RCP) Grant Program for a joint project to build a connector lid over I-5 as part of the investments associated with the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program…
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Vancouver Police Investigate Collision Involving Child Hit By Vehicle
On January 9 at around 3:30 p.m., Vancouver Police responded to the Townhouse Square Apartments (8701 E. Mill Plain Blvd.) for the report that a child (5 years old) had been hit by a vehicle in the parking lot of the complex. The child was transported to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. The driver told police…
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Vancouver Police host community policing information session
The Vancouver Police Department will be hosting a Community Policing Information Session to provide community members information on the role of the Neighborhood Police Officers, the process to report various types of crime, how to implement effective crime prevention strategies and how community members can partner with the Vancouver Police Department to increase community safety. …
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City Manager Update: January 2025
