“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.  I considered the idea of cars [...]

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 in the least, but the hats scored us some big points [...]

My first eight years as a police officer were spent working in the Downtown Eastside.  Besides being a community with a diverse population it is one that deals with drug use, criminal activity and prostitution.  But even in amongst all of this there are good people, great people, who call this area home.  By happenstance or by choice, some of [...]

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 hot turkey dinner on the 25th of December. Of all this, I’ve been there to witness the [...]

Back in March I posted a two liner titled “Short, Sweet and to the Point” after a Vancouver police officer and her partner were involved in a shooting.  At the time I could not comment on the incident as it was under active investigation.  The Abbotsford Police Department was in charge of the investigation and yesterday they [...]