It’s been another busy week, so let’s get down to it. In Vancouver: Thursday, January 28th was the 2009 Commendation Ceremony held by the Vancouver Police Department.  Seven citizens were awarded Certificates of Merit, and there were thirteen Police Unit Citations.  Seventeen police officers, as well as one police dog, were awarded the Chief Constables [...]

I saw this on the news this morning, and it is far too humorous not to pass on. Two New Zealand prisoners were being led through the courthouse when they tried to make a run for it.  Police peppersprayed them and gave chase.  Forgetting they were handcuffed together, the two prisoners bolted across a parking lot and around [...]

    The following incident was related to me by Inspector Guy Weilbach (pictured above) of the South African Police Service. He and his partner, Police Service Dog Kira, are members of the Pretoria Dog Unit, and in mid-June of 2008 they were involved in an incident that saw the loss of one of their [...]

A couple of years ago, when I was a brand new dog handler (I still feel new, so go easy), I responded to a break and enter at a local car dealership.  Patrol units had responded to an alarm – upon their arrival, they advised dispatch that one of the doors of the dealership had been [...]

The Vancouver Police Department is hosting their next information sessions on the following dates: Thursday, February 12th, 4:00 pm, at the Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Surrey Campus,          12666 72nd Ave, Room D128 Wednesday, February 4th, 7:00 pm, Calgary, Alberta at the Delta Bow Valley Hotel, 209 4th Ave SE (yes, we recruit out of province) Here’s [...]