Tag: Vancouver Police Department
Updated on June 15, 2016
Vancouver Police Board responding to “Access Without Fear” with new policies
Vancouver City Council’s decision to declare an “access without fear policy,” confirming that all city services will be available to all without regard to residency or citizenship status, is winning support from other city-funded agencies. The Vancouver Public… Read More
Posted on February 17, 2013
What has changed since senseless fatal stabbing of Filipino teen Deeward Ponte?
It is now five years since Filipino teen Deeward Ponte died in a senseless stabbing in a Vancouver park. Already his assailant is out of prison. Has anything changed in that time to make life safer around Vancouver… Read More
Updated on June 4, 2012
City “good neighbour agreements” could have new crime-fighting role
What’s a business to do when a nearby business becomes a focal point for crime, perhaps even for criminals feeding off its neighbours? Vancouver city staff believe a new version of the city’s “good neighbour agreements,” which are… Read More
Updated on January 14, 2012
VPD, hospitals grinding down wait for police “handing off” mental health patients, but costs still high
Vancouver Police Department officers are still spending hundreds of hours a year waiting at Vancouver hospitals to “hand off” mental health patients they have apprehended, according to a VPD memo to city council, but the average wait is… Read More
