1950s: Drunkometer and radar guns are introduced
The “Drunkometer” – a device used to detect a driver’s [...]
1938: First police radios in VPD police cars
The first police radios are installed in VPD police cars.
1937: Statistical Bureau created
In a first for Canadian Police forces, the Statistical Bureau [...]
1932: First VPD forensic lab
The first VPD forensic lab opens at 238 E. Cordova, [...]
1929: Point Grey and South Vancouver join Vancouver
The municipalities of Point Grey and South Vancouver join Vancouver [...]
1922: VPD Traffic Division formed
The VPD’s first traffic enforcement officers begin patrolling in 1918 [...]
1914: VPD Pipe band begins
The VPD Pipe Band begins with 16 police officers. It [...]
1914: John Vancouver starts
John Vance is a City of Vancouver health analyst when [...]
1912: First VPD officer killed in the line of duty
Lewis Byers is the first VPD officer killed in the [...]
