Vancouver Police Department

Yesterday, another police unit and Iwere waiting to attend a call and were parked in a city block where opposite ends of the street are firmly rooted in areas that are light-years apart. At one end there is a very nice Irish pub, a fancy restaurant, a coffee shop, and a tourist shop...

If youown a bright orangeAMC Pacerdo not useit as a get-away car. If you are 300 pounds, overweight and have bad ankles, ensure your get-away car is in good working order...

Being lucky enough to have theday off work I spent last night flipping between two hockey games - the Vancouver Canucks vs the St Louis Blues and Canadavs United States in theWorld Junior Championships...

“A car behind me honked its horn and I noticed that I had slowed down to under thirty miles an hour. It occurred to me that with clever gadgetry you could easily chart the emotional state of a driver from his variations in speed and aggression at the wheel. ...

Now that it’s Christmas Eve I thought I’d share a few heartwarming stories from Christmas’s past: One year while working in the Downtown Eastside on Christmas Day, my partner and I wore Santa hats for the duration of our shift. Approved head wear? Not ...

My first eight yearsas a policeofficer were spentworking in the Downtown Eastside. Besides being a community with a diverse population it is onethat dealswith drug use, criminal activity and prostitution. But even in amongst all of this there are good people, great people, who call this area home...

Christmas is a season filled with a sense of purpose for gift-giving. Citizens donate food and clothing, corporations give money to charities and those with little financial backing give of their time to ensure the less fortunate have a hotturkey dinner on the 25th of December...

Back in March I posted a two liner titled “Short, Sweet and to the Point” after a Vancouver police officer and her partner wereinvolved in a shooting. At the time I could not comment on the incident as it was under active investigation. Th...

There is a big difference between Prairie snow and West Coast snow. Prairie snow is fluffy, dry and fairly easy to drive in...

“Chief Dispatcher to all units, we have a report of a robbery in progressat the Post Office locatedin XXX Mall. Reports are there is a male suspect inside the premise with a gun.” Multiple units responded as dispatch kept us updated with what was happening. Se...

A friend of mine sent me an email with this photo attached - some fellow says he out did himself this year with his Christmas decorations, but he ended up having to take down the fake ‘person’ as too many people were trying to rescue ‘him’, including one 55 year old lady who just about killed ...