The Vancouver Police Department’s Chief Constable Jim Chu recently sent the Vancouver Police Foundation a letter thanking all Foundation Members for the VPF’s contribution to the Integrated Riot Investigation Team’s massive poster campaign. On March 8, 2012 70,000 were posters handed out in less than 12 hours across 19 cities in 75 locations, by over […]...
Monthly Archives: March 2012
70,000 Posters of Suspected Rioters to Hit the Streets
Inspector Les Yeo Integrated Riot Investigation Team This morning are launching a major poster campaign that will blanket the region with posters featuring 100 rioters. The public support has been incredible. In two weeks we were able to assemble over 340 volunteers and 70 police officers to help hand out 70,000 posters, across 75 locations, in […]...
VPD Mounted Unit’s Two Newest Members: Turbo and London
INSPECTOR SCOTT THOMPSON DISTRICT ONE COMMANDER I want to welcome you and our guests, Mr. Wynne Powell, the CEO of London Drugs, and Valarie MacLean of the Vancouver Police Foundation to the Vancouver Police Mounted Unit. I also want to acknowledge North Command Superintendent Andy Hobbs of the VPD who is also here today. The Mounted Unit has been […]...
