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 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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]