This Week in Policing

This Week in Policing – April 18, 2009

Posted by on April 18, 2009 at 9:40 am

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 [...]

This Week in Policing – Thursday, April 9, 2009

Posted by on April 9, 2009 at 8:00 am

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 [...]

This Week in Policing – April 3, 2009

Posted by on April 3, 2009 at 8:31 pm

I’m really excited about the newest release from the Integrated Municipal Provincial Auto Crime Team (IMPACT) in regards to bait car technology. Up until this week, a suspect in a stolen ‘bait car’ was video and audio taped with the location, speed, and direction of travel monitored by dispatchers.  Officers would respond, the car would be disabled, and the [...]

This Week in Policing – March 27, 2009

Posted by on March 27, 2009 at 11:10 pm

What a varied week it has been.  From more shootings, to good will, to our brothers and sisters to the south saying good-bye to four officers, it’s been a busy one.   Vancouver  March 20 - A text message currently circulating around to many cell phone subscribers across Vancouver is an apparent hoax. The message states that [...]

Oakland Police Department – A Sad Day

Posted by on March 22, 2009 at 1:15 pm

My condolences to the officers of the Oakland Police Department, California, and to the families of the four police officers killed yesterday. After what started as a traffic stop yesterday afternoon ended with the shooting deaths of Sgt. Mark Dunakin, 40, and Officer John Hege, 41 (Hege passed away this morning).  Then began a massive manhunt.  [...]