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Inside ‘Gun Culture’: An Interview with Museum Curator Elizabeth Peterson
Female VPD police officers in the late 1940s-early 1950s. Prior to the late 1940s, female officers were not allowed to carry firearms,...
Dec 19, 20194 min read
Computer Revolution: The Story of the VPD’s MDT Pilot Program
A promotional photo that appeared as the front cover to the 1979 VPD annual report, features an officer using the first MDT. Written by...
Dec 7, 20194 min read
Policing Vancouver During the Great War–Part 2
This is a reposting of a popular blog series from 2014 in honour of Remembrance Day and those who nobly served. The First VPD Men Who...
Nov 9, 20196 min read
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