Howard Chow
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Deputy Chief Howard Chow with @VancouverPD . Not monitored 24/7. *Call 911 for emergencies or 604-717-3321 for non-emergencies. Official Twitter account.
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Best part about parades is that you run into old friends. I was sent this by Marcus' mom. She reminded me that Marcus & I had a picture together 15 years ago when he was in kindergarten. Same parade, same location.
#Pals
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Not unusual to see this, pretty sure any response I give won't appease you. We have meetings like everyone else: debrief calls, discuss a crime project & often meet in their districts to be close to calls. Or could be just to get out of the heat for a few mins & I'm OK with that.
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Cst. Jesus and PSD Gibbs responded to a theft of a scooter. When the team had the suspect in their sights, the rider drove the scooter into the pair and knocked Cst. Jesus to the ground. Gibbs came to his partner's defence and captured the offender.
#goodboy
#ExtraBellyRubs
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Driving to dinner & see a police car stopped with emerg lights on. Sgt Gailus was running down the street trying to rescue a small dog dodging traffic. With a sandwich in hand,she tried to entice the dog. Thru Covid & tough times, great to see small acts of kindness everywhere.
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Our deepest sympathies to
@honolulupolice
on the death of two of their officers shot and killed today, for doing their jobs.
#RIP
Officers Tiffany Enriquez and Kaulike Kalama
#Heros
#LODD
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Last night, recently retired PSD Bailey on her final visit to the vet, after being diagnosed with cancer. A show of respect and gratitude by the
#VPDFamily
. Thank you for your service.
@VancouverPD
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A real pig's head with a police cap was paraded around at a protest yesterday. Police are used to being called all kinds of names, but sometimes people go too far. Thanks to protestors who said it was offside, and thanked us for our professionalism.
#NotInTheOurJobDescription
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Neighbours called to check on an 80 y.o. who hasn't been heard from since last week. Hearing a faint voice from inside, we entered and found her on the couch, unable to move for past 5 days. In rough shape, but she'll be OK.
#ItsWhatWeDo
#MoreThanJustCrime
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A service was held for the passing of WWII vet, Master Warrant Officer George Chow, he was 99 y.o. George has said: “All my heroes are the guys we left behind.” Today his
#family
&
#15thFieldArtillaryRegiment
honoured George for who he was, a Canadian Hero.
#Service
#LestWeForget
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Sent a picture of 2 of our officers walking in
#Chinatown
yesterday. You'll be seeing a lot more of our officers on the beat in many of our neighborhoods that are struggling with crime and public safety issues.
#inittogether
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Not gonna lie, been a tough few weeks for police officers. But today showed me how much support we really have in our communities; TY, it means a lot. The amazing work of the
@drivenproject
puts everything into perspective.
#KidsDeserveIt
#MakeAWish
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#SocialDistancing
isn't an option for frontline officers. A violent offender running from officers was tackled with help from an alert off-duty police sgt., when she noticed officers in a foot chase. Great job keeping the DTES safe. Spot the hammer he had tucked in his pants.
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Tonight, one of
#VancouversFinest
chased after a cyclist who stole some tools. After a brief chase, the man abandoned the bike but continued running. Without missing a step, the officer 'borrowed' the bike and was able to chase down the would-be thief.
#WorkSmarterNotHarder
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It's been a long day and week for our officers who have been policing the protests in
@CityofVancouver
. Trying to balance our democratic rights and disruption to the public, is not an easy task. Trying our best to be professional and respectful to all sides, while we do our jobs.
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The public often ask why sometimes we respond with what seems like a lot of officers. Fair question. Aside from assaults on officers taking place ~every 3 days; this👇🏻was seized from 1 rooming house few days ago byTeam 1/7.
#NeverAsEasyAsItSeems
#ReplicaGuns
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This afternoon at Canada Place, two officers were flagged down by a frantic child saying her dad was choking. Our members ran over and administered the
#Heimlichmaneuver
and dislodged the object.
#ItsWhatWeDo
#NotJustEnforcingLaws
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Policing protests & demonstrations are always one of the most challenging parts of our work; but protecting constitutional rights to free speech is one of the most important things we do. Our decision to not make arrests at the time doesn't mean arrests won't happen.
#VPDnews
: We have launched an investigation into an incident that occurred at yesterday’s trans-rights rally at Grandview Park. We support everyone’s right to peacefully assemble and protest, but we will also hold people accountable for acts of violence and criminal behaviour.
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Cst. Erin Everall, Megan Mulder, Jessica Taylor awarded Chief Constables award for saving a man's life as a 100lb dog attacked a man for over 15 minutes. The man suffered severe life-altering injuries & blood loss. These 3 put themselves in harm's way & incapacitated the dog.
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Thanks to the anonymous customer who left a $100 gift card at
#jjbeancoffee
for first responders. Your support and
#RandomActsOfKindness
are appreciated, especially during these challenging times.
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Thanks to those who jumped into English Bay to help an owner rescue her dog, Griffen. The drowning unconscious dog was carried out of the water, CPR performed and he was revived. Kudos to the officers who rushed Griffen and his owner to the vet to be checked out.
#InItTogether
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.
@PSDHawk
and Cst. Butterman sharing a
#bondingmoment
together.
#Wholovesya
#DogBreath
@VPDCanine
@VancouverPD
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Sorry for shamelessly tweeting out yet another picture of Frida. She's spent from being pulled around all day in her police wagon.
#TeamVPD
@VancouverPD
#lifestough
#Pads
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Just heard officers on the police radio asking the dispatcher to try & find shelter space for a homeless couple. Occurs dozens of times/day. Despite what some suggest we're
#doingourpart
. Our beef isn't with the most vulnerable, it's with criminals who victimize all communities.
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Best of luck to our own
@MeghanAgosta
who is playing for for
@HC_Women
's hockey team during the
#RivalrySeries
. Meghan balances a career in policing, being a mom, and representing Canada, pretty impressive.
#TeamVPD
#rolemodel
@VancouverPD
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Man barricaded himself, flooded his apt and tried to jump from the 8th flr apt. Took 5 hrs & help from our rappel officers to bring him into custody. Across town another barricaded man with a knife kept us at bay for 4 hrs, before he too was safely arrested
#NeverAsEasyAsItSounds
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Not surprising to see Cst. Carlos Da Silva helping out. Impressive work Carlos and TY for sharing
@InacioTdS
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Since yesterday, we've responded to 23 suicidal calls: 6 involved jumping from heights, 7 using guns/knives. These are always challenging calls: resource intensive, potentially dangerous, take hrs to resolve & often traumatic for everyone. All lived.
#WearingManyHats
#NoDownTime
Traffic is being diverted heading westbound @ Broadway & Victoria. A young man has crossed over the railing on the overpass looking down at the tracks. Gut wrenching seeing the hopelessness and despair. First responders talking to him at a distance. Hoping for a positive outcome
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#Vancouver
tonight. Drone returning back to
#VPDHQ
after searching for a missing child captured this stunning view. Child was returned to his family safe and sound. Spectacular city...by the way
#WeAreHiring
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$8000 bike stolen in
@CityOfNorthVan
BNE, was recovered by 2 alert officers who saw a well known bike thief riding it in the DTES. We were able to return it to the grateful owner who purchased it a week prior, than offered to take our officers trail riding as a TY.
@Project529BC
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Well, what I am embarrassed and appalled about are the vile and abusive comments this officer and other officers have had to endure on Twitter. This is
#NotOkay
. The incident is being investigated.
@1979HAB
@DeputyChow
should be embarrassed by her conduct. Her sneering & smugness. Standing there with her hands in her pocket. Not carrying herself like a police officer should.
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Cst. Ben Tettamanti & Chris Lee rushed into a restaurant where patrons were clamoring to get out when a fight broke out between gangsters. Both officers disarmed a man with a knife as he was attacking another. Today, they were recognized for their life-saving acts of bravery.
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Lots of conversation about the
#VPD
and policing. 1st to admit we're not perfect but shouldn't dismiss the dedicated & hardworking men and women in uniform trying to do their best, while dealing with society's worst situations. Lots wrong with policing, but way more that's right.
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Drunk male yells at passersby, calls a dog ugly and says he's going to put a bullet in the dog's head, passes out on the sidewalk with his pants half down, and it's not even two pm. When we arrest him he spits on our officer, twice.
#COVIDconcern
#NeverInTheJobDescription
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Pt. 2/2...Cst. Mike Derry chose not to issue the ticket AND he gave $50 to the teacher to help buy some shoes for the kids. Way to go Mike and way to go Mr. Jimmy Crescenzo.
#TeachersAreAwesome
#payitforward
#goodkarma
#EastEndBoysClub
@VancouverPD
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15 officers tied up for hours. Violent 6'2, 220+ lbs, meth- fueled rampager, grabbing people, running into traffic, tried to get into passing cars. Wanted us to shoot him. 1 of many violent mental health calls that day demanding resources.
#NeverAsEasyAsItSounds
#ComplexIssues
#VPDNews
: Vancouver Police safely apprehended a man under the Mental Health Act who was acting aggressively at a Chevron Gas Station near Main Street and 41st Avenue on Sunday night.
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Stabbing last night in the DTES left a man fading in and out of consciousness and bleeding profusely from his wounds. Officers got on scene, rendered first aid and applied two tourniquets to stem the bleeding.
#MuchMoreToPolicing
#NotJustAboutCrime
#StillHereForYou
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A man broke into 3 boats at Kits point last night & tried to elude police by jumping into the water. He couldn't get too far and was rescued using thermal imaging on our
#drone
. It helped pinpoint his location too.
#WaterSafety
#lifesaver
@VancouverPD
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Sad day for dog handler Cst. Geoff Goodall and his family, as retired
#policeservicedog
Wyatt was put down. Geoff and Wyatt were an impressive team & helped keep Vancouver safe for 5 yrs.
#RIP
#VPDFamily
@VPDCanine
@VancouverPD
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When boats and marinas get broken into often they come in bunches. A Yaletown resident saw someone at 4 am going from boat to boat in a dingy, stealing items. With the caller's help, a K9 & number of officers the chronic offender was captured. Thx for the assist.
#InItTogether
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Another gun call last night. As officers took the suspect into custody, a passerby yelled at police for having their firearms out. Won't be apologizing for trying to make it home safe after shift. Replica gun.
#SorryNotSorry
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Not uncommon to get comments from passersby about arrests, especially those involving use-of-force; & that’s okay. We hope having some information helps. We make over 50+ arrests/day, unfortunately some don’t want to be arrested.
#contextmatters
The man in this video is a high-risk and violent offender with a history of armed robberies, assaulting police, and drug trafficking. He is involved in the Downtown Eastside’s illicit drug trade and, based on his violent history, is considered armed and dangerous.
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Not sure there's a better way to start and finish a day, than seeing a table full of thank you cards dropped off by kids from our community. Your support helps get us through the long shifts. TY from all the men and women
@VancouverPD
#muchappreciated
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Jumped in with Sgt. Jana McGuinness, another busy day currently 51 police calls for service waiting on our board. Yesterday, along with supervising a team of officers she triaged 29 phones calls, managed 13 in-progress calls & wrote 7 files herself.
#NoDownTime
#womeninpolicing
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Let me tell ya, it's not easy trying to get both a police dog handler and his K9 partner to look at the camera at the same time.
#AlwaysWatching
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Nice work by a number of officers who were dispatched to a well-being check, a woman in her 70's hadn't been heard from for a while. When no one answered at her home, they made the decision to force the door & discovered the senior in serious medical distress.
#publicsafety
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Two hours later, same bridge, different individual wanting to jump. Our officers and specialized negotiators are well trained for these types of calls, we were able to talk this person off about 30 minutes ago.
#ItsWhatWeDo
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TY for posting
@ShubirShaikh
and all those that helped out. Grateful for a community that supports its police through thick and thin.
#loveit
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Sorry, but this story deserves two tweets. Just learned about an officer who stopped a vehicle for an infraction a few months ago. Finds out driver teaches at
#TempletonSecondary
and was taking two of his underprivileged students to buy runners, because they needed them. Pt 1/2
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During an incident in the 1100 blk Hornby, a man with a hatchet was seen chasing another man. Comments suggested we didn't do anything about this. We did: he was arrested short time later with a number of other weapons. We get 50+ arrests / day, tough to report on every call.
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Happy
#NationalPuppyDay
, 24 years ago with my 8 week old
#K9
partner Samson. I pretty much look the same😂😂.
#TimeFlies
@VancouverPD
@VPDCanine
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Good arrest in the DTES by a couple of our hardworking officers. The suspect is a well known violent drug trafficker who also breaks into homes and vehicles.
#DoingOurPart
#publicsafety
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Nice to see a message of support written on the sidewalk in front of our headquarters. Great way for our officers to start their shift.
#ThankYou
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Call comes in tonight from a mother whose toddler was accidentally locked in the bathroom with the tub running. We raced over lights and sirens and were able to breach the door, all ended well. Some might say it's not a police call, but glad we were able to help.
#ItsWhatWeDo
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Two more officers assaulted last night doing their job in the Granville mall. They were kicked and spat at by a man who's been previously charged for spitting at police. Being spat at is vile enough,
#COVID19
takes it to another level.
#NotOkay
#NotPartOfOurJobDescription
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Out last night, aside from a barricaded man who set his room on 🔥, flooded the building and tied up dozens of officers for hours, multiple weapons calls, numerous fights, packed beaches & a stabbing; I was able to see a brief moment of calm…
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We attend non-crime calls b/c experience tells us, things escalate quickly. Received this video from call today. Man barricaded himself, threw items out window, lit a fire. He had multiple knives. Later discovered woman was inside unit. No injuries.
#policingisnotalwaysobvious
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30 years ago Ross, Dave and I graduated from the police academy together. Sadly, Ross passed away over a year ago. Today, Ross' son Cst. Tim Jackson was sworn in as
#VPD
's newest officer.
#MakeLifeLongFriends
#Yourdadwouldbeproud
#Carryingonthetradition
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Nice work by two sharp-eyed officers who chased down and arrested a violent offender in the
#DTES
this afternoon. Aside from a loaded firearm, he was caught with knives and a garotte.
#OneLessGun
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After almost 60 years of police service together, this husband and wife team are both retiring. Thank you Constables Pam and Andy Dawes for your service. Andy found his first uniform, and it still fits. Wish I could say the same.
#TeamVPD
@VancouverPD
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Seeing comments on why
#VPD
didn't do more with the new fireworks bylaw. Here is a snapshot of some of the calls holding, Halloween night. At any given time there are about 65 calls waiting for police to attend; unfortunately most will have a higher priority than fireworks.
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Yesterday: A man high on drugs ran up to a random stranger on the street and put a knife up to the victim's throat. Luckily, quick acting officers were able to disarm the man - no one was injured.
#TrainingMatters
#TimingMatters
#NoDownTime
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Bad decisions come in bunches for two thieves on bikes:
1) Tried to steal an $8,000 bicycle with an alarm
2) Took off from our officers
3)....right towards our
#VPD
police dog kennels
4)...with three police dogs coming on shift.
#BUSTED
#badday
#karma
@VancouverPD
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Cst. Hudson and his K9 Vook, just a short time after he helped with an early morning arrest. Unfortunately, Vook grabbed the suspect's BNE bag, triggered a can of pepper spray and caught a snoot full. He's ready for the next call.
#HazardsOfTheJob
#ToughToKeepAGoodDogDown
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Lot of jobs have slowed down during
#COVID19
, unfortunately ours hasn't. A good arrest, when a lone woman locked herself in a room and called 911 after hearing noises. We arrested a man who broke into 2 homes this morning.
#InItTogether
#CriminalsArentStayingHome
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Arrested another shoplifter who hit two places today, when challenged she pulled out pepper spray & threatened staff and other customers. Retail businesses struggling already without having to deal with violent shoplifters.
#NotOkay
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This afternoon a known drug dealer was walking down Hastings St. with this replica gun in-hand. As expected, he attracted some attention. Good heads-up police work by our officers, in diffusing another potential serious call
#splitseconddecisions
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After 35 years of policing Sgt. Mark Christensen is hanging up his uniform. Cared about the public, respected his profession and looked after his people right until his last day. We got it from here. TY for your service
@baldguy1363
.
#Respect
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So proud to stand alongside our
#ChineseCanadian
#Veterans
. Many sacrificed with their lives and stepped up to serve our country even when they weren't afforded the same rights as other Canadians of that time.
#Heros
#ProudImmigrants
#VeteransDay
@VancouverPD
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Today
#VPD
responded to a stabbing and rendered life saving medical intervention. Always 1st onscene for calls like this, to ensure it's safe for our partners
@BC_EHS
to move in. DYK we have officers who are Tactical Emergency Medic trained.
#MoreThanCrimeFighters
#HereForYou
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Locked fences are great to keep crooks out, not so much for bears.
#KeepBinsLocked
#NoFreeLunch
#Coquitlam
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Firearm taken off the streets last night by two hardworking DTES beat officers. The suspect tried to run away when he realized he was going to jail, but didn't get too far.
#OneLessGun
#UpToNoGood
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Tough day saying goodbye to a good friend, Sergeant Ray Winters. He was a respected police officer, K9 handler and just an all-around kind man who loved his family dearly.
#RIP
#SelflessService
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Nice work by a couple of sharp eyed officers last night. Stolen car drove by them, the driver abruptly turned a corner, parked and exited. The officers set up and waited, almost an hour and a half later the suspects returned and were nabbed.
#Patience
#BoxandPin
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TY to the public who left a nice surprise for our officers, when they returned to their police car in the DTES. Our officers and all frontline workers appreciate the support 🙏
#gratitude
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After almost 30 years of frontline policing, Cst. Terry Kondo is putting in his last shift tonight. Having worked most of his career in Ops: ERT, Gang Crime and last 5 yrs in Patrol. Thank You.
#mentor
#Respect
#happyretirement
#teamVPD
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#VPD
Motors attending the Law Enforcement Memorial in Victoria. Honouring police and peace officers who gave the ultimate sacrifice.
#Respect
#neverforget
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#MyWhy
I got my vaccine for my 90 y.o. dad, mom (82), family, friends and co-workers so they can stay safe. But most importantly, my wife, who works in healthcare would kill me if I didn’t😂. Thanks for asking
@ChiefPalmer
, how about you
@DeputyChiefRai
?
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After 36 years of policing, Sgt. Al Kuniss is working his last shift today. Pictured here with his wife Insp. Jenn Keyes. TY for your
#Service
.
#Respect
#DblVaxxed
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Had a visit from Xander. Even though he's only a few months old and just a rookie at this, he instantly cheers you up. Now I know why
@PADSdogs
are so good at what they do.
#importantwork
#assistancedogs
#takesateam
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Good work by some sharp-eyed officers working in the DTES. Pulled another loaded firearm off the streets. In the last day, we've responded to 11 weapons calls (machetes, stabbings, gun calls, etc.).
#OneLessGun
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After a 2 hr standoff on Main St., a bank robbery suspect was taken into custody tonight. Over 30+ officers were tied up containing the area, as the suspect refused to leave the cab he had commandeered.
#RushHour
#Traffic
#Pedestrians
#NeverAsEasyAsItSeems
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Pulled off of a 17 year old in the DTES tonight, by a couple of observant beat cops. It's a replica but looks big and real to me.
#onelessgun
#suspicious
@VancouverPD
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Acknowledged 2 of our officers involved in an incident where a homicide suspect returned to the scene of the crime, while it was being processed and guarded. The suspect tried to run away, fought with officers, pulled out a knife and stabbed & slash at a police dog.
#ItsWhatWeDo
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Another gun taken out of the DTES encampment, fortunately this time it was a replica. Couple of VPD beat officers, pulled this off of a predatory drug dealer with organized crime ties.
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If you think you can take advantage of businesses and residents who are following rules and self-isolating, know that our plainclothes officers are everywhere during
#COVID2019
. Another arrest of a property criminal tonight.
#InThisTogetherVancouver
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Working through the holidays is tough, makes it a bit easier when you're around family. Cst. Liam Wiebe with his sis
#CSP
Brigitta, Dad's a Sgt. & mom's in charge of our mobility unit. Wishing all frontline workers
#VPDFamily
#FirstResponders
#Dispatchers
a safe & "Q"
#NYE2020
.
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Cst 3265 Tim Jackson graduated from the police academy following in his dad's footsteps, S/Sgt. 1437 Ross Jackson. You would have been proud Ross, we all are.
#RIP
#VPDFamily
#Legacy
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Thanks
@Canucks
for recognizing
#communityheroes
for their work during the pandemic. Best part was I got to meet
#Finn
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Last night I saw
#VPD
in action at a stabbing call in the
#DTES
. Dozen officers responded, secured scene, searched for suspect, canvassed for witnesses/video. Most importantly they calmed the victim & quickly applied a tourniquet to stop the heavy blood loss.
#ComplexWork
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Aside from cleaning up Chinatown this morning, volunteers saw a suspicious person and flagged down some beat officers. Turns out he was a chronic offender who was wanted on a Canada-wide warrant.
#Volunteerism
#community
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Insp. Jeff Harris hangs up his uniform after 35+ yrs of shiftwork & mostly operational policing. Still the same great guy after all this time
#Respect
#Service
#WellEarned
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Thanks to those who called us earlier tonight about a dog being abused on the street. Dog is now safe. File is under investigation.
@VancouverPD
@BC_SPCA
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I was asked today how busy we've been during the pandemic. Just a sampling of incidents we're dealing with now. This is on top of 53 more in the queue, waiting for units to free up. So far today, we've had 550 calls and it's only 10pm.
#AnotherTypicalNight
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View our officers had as they talked a man with mental illness and high on drugs, off the ledge. He threw furniture from his apartment, brandished a number of knives and barricaded himself during the 2 hr standoff.
#Publicsafety
#ItsWhatWeDo
#NeverAsEasyAsItSeems
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More weapons taken off the street today. Nice work by our beat officers in the DTES and thanks to the citizen who called it in after seeing a man putting a gun into a holster.
#InItTogether
#ReplicaGun
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