1969: First Black VPD officer
The VPD's first black officer was hired. Arthur "Bruce" Clarke [...]
The VPD's first black officer was hired. Arthur "Bruce" Clarke [...]
Eugene Wai Kin Ko becomes the first Chinese VPD officer, [...]
Sergeant Basil Molony devises a system to quickly identify a [...]
Female officers are granted pay equity with the male co-workers.
The Vancouver Police Canine Unit is created, the oldest municipal [...]
The Vancouver Police Motorcycle Drill team is formed by Sergeant [...]
New police headquarters at 312 Main Street opens.
The “Drunkometer” – a device used to detect a driver’s [...]
The first police radios are installed in VPD police cars.
In a first for Canadian Police forces, the Statistical Bureau [...]