Monthly Archives: April 2022

In honour of National Volunteer Week, we turn the spotlight on an incredible VPD Cadet Volunteer – 19-year-old Mohammad Alyousef. In 2016 Mohammad and his family fled the war in Syria and came to Canada as refugees. They settled in Vancouver where Mohammad attended Sir Charles Tupper Secondary and graduation in 2021. While in high […]...

The VPD’s Victim Services Unit (VSU) is comprised of highly trained civilian professionals that are available to provide free and confidential support to victims, witnesses, and family members affected by crime and trauma. They can offer this critical support while still on-scene of a very recent crime and also in the weeks and months following. […]...

Trinity Randazzo is a grade 11 student at Gladstone Secondary in Vancouver and a first year VPD Cadet. She discovered the Cadet program through her older sister Alicia – who was the first VPD Cadet in family. Alicia joined in hopes of getting a head start on learning what it takes to be a police […]...

The Floor Hockey for Kids program gives back to the community that once supported VPD Sgt Terry Parmar   VPD Sergeant Terry Parmar grew up in East Vancouver and regularly participated in youth programs, including drop-in floor hockey, at Hastings Community Centre. His family was similar to many in that neighbourhood – it was difficult […]...