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The Vancouver Police Department (VPD) (french: Service de police de Vancouver) is the
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force for the City of
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in
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,
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. It is one of several police departments within the Metro Vancouver Area and is the second largest police force in the province after
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. VPD was the first Canadian municipal police force to hire a female officer and the first to start a marine squad. VPD, along with eleven other BC municipal police forces, seconds officers to the
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. VPD now occupies the former
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(VANOC) building at 3585 Graveley Street, which houses administrative and specialized investigation units.


History

At the first meeting of
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, Vancouver's first police officer, Chief Constable John Stewart, was appointed on May 10, 1886. On June 14, 1886, the morning after the Great Fire of 1886, Mayor McLean appointed Jackson Abray, V.W. Haywood, and John McLaren as special constables. With uniforms from
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and badges fashioned from
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coins, this four man team became Vancouver's first police department based out of the City Hall tent at the foot of Carrall Street. These four were replaced in 1887 by special constables sent by the provincial government in
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for not keeping the peace during the anti-Asian unrest of that year. The strength of the force increased from four to fourteen as a result. By 1904, the department had grown to 31 members and occupied a new police building at 200 Cordova Street. In 1912, Vancouver's first two women were taken on the force as matrons. With the amalgamation of
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and South Vancouver with Vancouver in 1929, the department absorbed the two smaller police forces under the direction of Chief Constable W.J. Bingham, a former district supervisor with the
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in London. By the 1940s the department had grown to 570 members. In 1912, L.D. Harris and Minnie Miller were hired as the first two policewomen in Canada. In 1917, Chief Constable McLennan was killed in the line of duty in a shoot-out in Vancouver's East End. Responding to a call by a landlord attempting to evict a tenant, the police were met by gunfire. Along with McLennan, the shooter was killed in the battle, as was a nine-year-old boy in the vicinity at Georgia and Jackson streets, which is now marked by a mosaic memorial. A detective who lost an eye in the shootout, John Cameron, later became the chief constable of the
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before taking the top job of the Vancouver force, which he occupied from 1933 to the end of 1934. Another member of the force was killed in the line of duty in 1922. Twenty-three-year-old constable,
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, was shot by a man stopped for impaired driving. McBeath had received the
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for "most conspicuous bravery" at the Battle of Cambrai in France in the
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. McBeath's killer, Fred Deal, was initially sentenced to death, but won an appeal reducing it to life in prison because he had been beaten while in custody. The marine squad's boat, the ''R.G. McBeath VC'', was commissioned in 1995 and named in honour of McBeath. Plans for a new police building at 312 Main Street began in 1953. The Oakridge police station opened in 1961. A police memorial at 325 Main St. is dedicated to the Vancouver Police Department members who died in the First and Second world wars and lists the Vancouver Police Department members killed in the line of duty in Vancouver. In 1935, under Chief Constable W. W. Foster, the Vancouver Police Department was complemented with hundreds of special constables because of a waterfront strike led by
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, which culminated in the
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, a riot that broke out when demonstrators attempted to march to the docks to confront strikebreakers. Also that year, nearly 2,000 unemployed men from the federal relief camps scattered throughout the province flocked to Vancouver to protest camp conditions. After two months of incessant demonstrations, the camp strikers left Vancouver and began the
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. The Vancouver Police were at the centre of one of the biggest scandals in the city's history in 1955. Feeling frustrated that blatant police corruption was being ignored by the local media, a reporter for the '' Vancouver Daily Province'' switched to a Toronto-based tabloid, ''Flash''. He wrote a sensational article alleging corruption at the highest levels of the police department in Vancouver, specifically, that a pay-off system had been implemented whereby gambling operations that paid the police were left alone and those that did not were harassed. After the ''Flash'' article appeared in Vancouver, the allegations could no longer be ignored, and a Royal Commission, the Tupper Commission, was struck to hold a public inquiry. Chief Constable Walter Mulligan fled to the United States, another officer from the upper ranks committed suicide, and still another attempted suicide rather than face the inquiry. Other scandals and public inquiries plagued the force before and since this one, dubbed the "Mulligan Affair", but none were so dramatic. An earlier inquiry into corruption in 1928 was ambiguous in its conclusions as to the extent of the problem. The last major inquiry into policing in Vancouver focused largely on police accountability. Judge
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(later provincial
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), submitted the results of his report in 1994 in a four volume package entitled ''Closing the Gap: Policing and the Community''. Leonard Hogue, a constable in the police department was the perpetrator in the 1965 Coquitlam Massacre. In 2009, the RCMP "E" Division joined forces with VPD to operate the Integrated National Security Enforcement Team (INSET)—Vancouver, operating out of VPD facilities instead of the INSET-BC Surrey operation base.


Organization

The 1,716 employees of the VPD have been headed by Chief Constable Adam Palmer since May 6, 2015, following the retirement of
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. Three sections or units are assigned to the office of the chief constable: * Chief's executive officer: Inspector Ruben Sorge * Planning, research and audit section: Drazen Manojlovic * Community and public affairs section: Director Simi Heer ** Block watch ** Community policing centres ** Diversity and Aboriginal policing section ** Victim services unit The Vancouver Police Union is a
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that represents 1,450 front-line police officers, jail guards and special constables of the Vancouver Police Department.


Community policing centres


Organization

Community policing centres (CPCs), except the Granville Downtown and Kitsilano Fairview CPCs, are run by registered societies. The Granville Downtown CPC is under the direct control of the District 1 commander whereas Kitsilano Fairview is under the District 4 commander.


Budget

Each CPC receives $108,200 annually from the VPD, with the exception of two non-society based CPCs which have a combined budget of $140,000. The budget is delivered in four quarterly payments and they can be used towards staff salaries, CPC programs, costs from electricity, renting office space, etc.


Operation

CPCs are run by volunteers on a day-to-day basis with the supervision from paid staffs. Each year, the VPD audits all the CPCs and then reports to the city council on budgeting. Each CPC is assigned a neighbourhood police officer (NPO) who provides resources and guidance for the operation of the CPC.


Programs

Each CPC offers different programs based on budget and neighbourhood needs. For example: * Taking non-emergency/lost and found property reports * Project Griffin * Working in conjunction with the
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for the Speed Watch Program * Working in conjunction with the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia for the Stolen Auto Recovery Program * Working in conjunction with the VPD for the Block Watch Program * Community patrol (foot and bike) * Bike Roadeo, program for young children in bike safety * Outreach and education programs *
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* Community cleanup * Child Find * Citizen's Crime Watch However, CPCs do not offer any of the following services: * Taking emergency report *
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checks * Law/
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enforcement * Legal/policing advice * Victim services * Situations that requires police attendance/assistance


Divisions

The force has three operating divisions:


Operations

Led by Deputy Chief Constable Howard Chow * All patrols ** Mounted squad ** Marine squad ** Traffic section * Emergency and operations planning section ** Emergency planning unit ** Operational planning unit ** Vancouver Traffic Authority (special municipal constable with restricted
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status) * Emergency response section * Emergency response team * Dog squad


Investigation

Led by Deputy Chief Constable Laurence Rankin since 2016. As an Inspector, Laurence Rankin led the Integrated Riot Investigation Team. This is a team of investigators and support personnel who investigated the 2011 Vancouver Stanley Cup riot. Deputy Chief Rankin is a provincially accredited Team Commander for major investigations. In 2014, he completed a Master of Arts (M.A.) degree in criminal justice at the
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. In 2015, he completed the
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(CACP) Executive Global Studies Program, during which he studied international approaches to cybercrime. In 2019, Deputy Chief Rankin completed the Leadership in Counter Terrorism Program, a joint senior executive leadership program that exposes participants to case studies, literature and discussions on terrorism from international experts, academics, and practitioners. In 2018, Deputy Chief Rankin was invested into the
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by the Governor General of Canada. Investigative Services Major Crime Section Organized Crime Section Special Investigation Section Investigative Support Services Forensic Services Section General Investigation Section Tactical Support Section Youth Services Section


Support services

Led by Deputy Chief Constable Steve Rai * Communications section * Court and detention services section ** Vancouver Jail guard (special municipal constable with peace officer status) * Human resources section * Facilities section * Financial services section * Information management section * Information technology section * Professional standards section * Recruiting and training section


Rank structure

* Special municipal constable (traffic authority/jail guard/community safety personnel)


List of chief constables

* Adam Palmer 2015–present *
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2007–2015 * Jamie Graham 2002–2007 * Terry Blythe 1999–2002 * Bruce Chambers 1997–1999 * Raymond J. Canuel 1994–1997 * Bob Stewart 1981–1991 * Don Winterton 1974–1981 * John Fisk 1968–1974 * Ralph Booth 1962–1968 * George Archer 1956–1962 * Alexander G. McNeill 1945 - 1947 * Walter Mulligan 1947–1955 – charged with corruption and fled to Los Angeles, returned to Canada in 1963 and died in 1987 * John McLaren 1890–? * John Stewart 1886–1890


Controversies


Battle of Ballantyne Pier

On 18 June 1935, roughly 1,000 longshoremen and their supporters marched towards the Heatley Street entrance to
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as a demonstration for more livable wages. They were led by
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recipient
Mickey O'Rourke Michael James "Mickey" O'Rourke (March 19, 1878 – December 6, 1957), was an Irish-Canadian soldier and dockworker. O'Rourke was a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest, most prestigious decoration for gallantry in the face of the en ...
and a contingent of
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veterans and marched behind a
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flag, to great symbolic effect. They soon encountered the Vancouver police, who partook in mass brutality. Many, including bystanders, were injured. In light of the injuries, the Ukrainian Community Centre was used as a makeshift hospital. Members of the women's auxiliary operated the centre, before the Vancouver police threw
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into the first-aid centre. The strike, in congruence with other, similar West Coast strikes, led to the right to
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and the creation of
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.


Bloody Sunday

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was a 1938 confrontation between peaceful sit-in strikers and the Vancouver police, along with other forces. After mass unemployment across Canada, many people migrated to Vancouver for job opportunities. When unemployment persisted and workers felt no financial relief, they organized a massive peaceful demonstration, occurring in multiple locations for an entire month. Protesters occupied
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, the
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(then located at 1145 West
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), and the main post office (now the Sinclair Centre). Later that day, 10,000 supporters went to
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in condemnation of excessive police force of the Vancouver Police Department.


Gastown riots

Also known as "The Battle of Maple Tree Square", Vancouver Police attacked a peaceful protest in the
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neighbourhood on August 7, 1971. The protestors opposed the use of coercive undercover police tactics. The Vancouver Police were accused of heavy-handed tactics such as indiscriminate beatings with their batons and charging on horseback at crowds of onlookers and tourists."Photos: The 1971 Gastown riot" (photos). Vancouver Sun. May 25, 2010. Retrieved September 1, 2013.


Geography

The VPD is divided into four geographic districts: * District 1: Downtown, Granville, West End and Coal Harbour * District 2: Grandview-Woodland and Hastings-Sunrise * Beat Enforcement Team: Downtown Eastside, Chinatown and Gastown * District 3: Collingwood and South Vancouver * District 4: Kerrisdale, Oakridge, Dunbar, West Point Grey, Kitsilano, Arbutus, Shaughnessy, Fairview, Musqueam and Marpole


Fleet

*
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: air patrol operations shared with
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*
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interceptors (being phased out) *
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APC: purchase approved *
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ARV—delivered 2010 for ERT use *
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two unmarked black Ford interceptor sedans (the demonstrators that were kept) * Dodge Charger police pursuit (replacement for Ford Crown Victoria) *
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unmarked and marked supervisor vehicles *
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unmarked SUVs * Ford Fusion CSP/special investigations *
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traffic authority *
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ERT *
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ERT *
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Mobile Command Centre for Communications and transportation of command members.


See also

*
Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit – British Columbia The Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit – British Columbia (CFSEU-BC) is a part of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) "E" Division Federal Business Lines that is mandated to provide support and investigation into complex and diverse ...
*
E-Comm E-Comm 9-1-1 is a multi-municipality agency that provides emergency communications operations for British Columbia. The company coordinates 9-1-1 service for police, fire, and ambulance service, providing call-taking and dispatch services for mul ...
, 9-1-1 call and dispatch centre for Southwestern BC * Project Griffin, crime prevention/reduction program launched in 2009 *
RCMP "E" Division "E" Division is the division of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in the province of British Columbia, Canada's westernmost province. It is the largest police body in the province, providing federal and provincial services throughout the provinc ...
—British Columbia's contract policing for surrounding areas (
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,
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,
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, etc.) *
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* Vancouver Police Pipe Band *
Bloody Sunday (1938) Bloody Sunday was the conclusion of a month-long " sitdowners' strike" by unemployed men at the main post office in Vancouver, British Columbia. It was Depression-era Vancouver's final violent clash between unemployed protesters and police ...
*
Internment of Japanese Canadians From 1942 to 1949, Canada forcibly relocated and incarcerated over 22,000 Japanese Canadians—comprising over 90% of the total Japanese Canadian population—from British Columbia in the name of "national security". The majority were Canadian ...
*
Gastown riots The Gastown riot, known also in the plural as Gastown riots, also known as "The Battle of Maple Tree Square", occurred in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on August 7, 1971. Following weeks of arrests by undercover drug squad members in Vanc ...
*
Missing and murdered Indigenous women Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) is an epidemic of violence against Indigenous women in Canada, the United States, and Latin America; notably those in the FNIM (First Nations in Canada, First Nations, Inuit, Métis) and Native Amer ...


References


"Vancouver Police Department – History"
* Joe Swan, ''A Century of Service: The Vancouver Police 1886–1986''. Vancouver: Vancouver Police Historical Society and Centennial Museum, 1986.


External links

*
Vancouver Police Museum

Vancouver Police Foundation
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