Several years ago while working in a plainclothes general patrol capacity, my partner and I came up behind three motorcycles and one bright blue Corvette lined up at a red light. It was obvious the motorcycles were not with the Corvette as the riders were checking out the sports car with some admiration. The driver of the Corvette noticed them [...]
“Fail to Yield for Emergency Vehicle” – BC Motor Vehicle Act, Section 177, 3 driver penalty points, $109.00 fine. One of the primary complaints of anyone who drives an emergency vehicle for a living is when other drivers fail to yield the right of way to an emergency vehicle driving Code Three (lights and sirens). For the most [...]
In April 2006, after months of training, PSD Hondo and I were finally ready to hit the road. All the years of hard work had finally culminated with Hondo and I deploying on our first shift as a bona fide K9 team. Nervous? Me? Noooo, not at all. Not since my first shift as a brand new [...]
A while back, a young man made the poor decision to steal a minivan. John (not his real name) drove around Vancouver in his stolen van until he caught the attention of two officers in a police car. They conducted a traffic stop, and John pulled over. John must have realised he was about to [...]
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