Vancouver rundown for Thursday, May 23, 2025.
High -risk child abductor and sex offender Randall
Hopley has been re -arrested only hours after
being released from the mission institution.
The arrest came as a violation of parole conditions
involving a halfway house. Hopley was picked
up by police in Vancouver Thursday afternoon
and remains in custody. This is not the first
time he has been re -arrested. Last year, he
was picked up 10 days after cutting off his ankle
bracelet and going AWOL. The 59 -year -old Hopley
made international headlines in 2011 after he
abducted a 3 -year -old boy from a home in Sparwood.
Other news, Vancouver's new police chief has
been hired from within the force. Deputy Chief
Steve Ray has been appointed to the top job following
a national search. Ray is a 30 -year veteran
of the VPD. He replaces Adam Palmer, who announced
his retirement several months ago. A house fire
in East Vancouver has displaced six residents.
The Thursday afternoon fire near East 45th Avenue
and Rupert Street started in the kitchen. No
one was hurt. BC is getting a new area code this
weekend. 257 is being added to those in the province,
including 604, 250, 778, 672, and 236. The new
area code will have no impact on existing phone
numbers. A few clouds in the forecast, windy
at times on Friday, sunny and warm for Saturday,
a mix of sun and clouds for Sunday. For all the
details on these local Vancouver area stories,
along with those links, go to VancouverRundown
.substack .com.