Spring in Vancouver can only mean one thing after a reasonably successful hockey season – Stanley Cup Playoffs!  I know, I know…this is suppose to be a police-related blog, but I simply cannot help myself.  Go Canucks! Okay, back to business… Vancouver On Thursday, April 9th, a body was discovered on the grounds of Sir [...]

The adrenalin racing through my veins took me by surprise. My partner and I weren’t poised outside an apartment door to serve a high risk warrant, and we weren’t there on a call that would put us in any sort of physical peril. I desperately wanted to follow the ‘flight’ portion of my body’s adrenal reaction, but that simply was not an option.  I took [...]

Policing, for all it’s excitement and Hollywood appeal, is one that requires you to be on your game at all times.  You have to be physically and mentally prepared to do the job.  You have to remember even the biggest, toughest cop has limitations – you just have to be aware of what your own [...]

Happy Easter everyone!

This weeks post is coming a day early due to the holiday weekend.  For most of this past week, the attention has been on the tragic loss of 53 year old Wendy Ladner-Beaudry.  My most heartfelt condolences go to the family and loved ones of Ladner-Beaudry, who was found dead in Pacific Spirit Park last [...]