1994: Headquarters moves to 2120 Cambie Street
After more than 40 years, VPD headquarters moves from 312 [...]
1991: VPD Bike program starts
Police officers were patrolling on bicycles as early as 1899, [...]
1986: Police Museum opens
The Vancouver Police Museum opens in time for the centennial [...]
1985: VPD Ceremonial Unit formed
The VPD Ceremonial Unit begins at the Sea Festival Parade. [...]
1981: First VPD Indigenous liaison officers
VPD's first Indigenous liaison officers are assigned
1979: Mobile computers installed in police cars
The computer age arrives and VPD is the first Canadian [...]
1978: Car 87 program begins
The Car 87 Program begins, which teams a Vancouver Police [...]
1976: Communications Centre opens
A new and ultra-modern Communications Centre opens, and the 9-1-1 [...]
1975: First South Asian Female Officer Hired
Constable Sharajit Carroll (nee Mehat) became the first South Asian [...]
1972: School Liaison Unit begins
The VPD School Liaison Unit begins at Killarney Secondary School, [...]
