West Vancouver Police Department

Infobox Police Department
name = West Vancouver Police Department

motto =
established = 1912
jurisdiction = Municipal
sworn = 84
non-sworn = 22
stations =
chief = Kashmir Heed
website = http://wvpd.ca/

West Vancouver Police Department (WVPD) is a police force for the district municipality of West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

On 26 June 2007, the police board announced that it has hired Kashmir (Kash) Heed to begin as the new Chief Constable beginning 2 August 2007 after Heed lost out to Jim Chu to head the Vancouver Police Department. The department has been without a Chief Constable since 5 December 2006 when Scott Armstrong was terminated shortly after public revelations about after-hours drinking parties at the police station and a drunk driving arrest of a West Vancouver police constable. The city's mayor denied that Armstrong's termination was related to these controversies. [cite news|title=West Vancouver police chief loses job|publisher=CBC|date=5 December 2006|url=http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2006/12/05/bc-police-chief.html|accessdate=2007-07-04]

Organization

WVPD has an umbrella Patrol Division, which includes four patrol sections, a dog squad, Community Policing, and Information sections. The Traffic Section is responsible for all traffic-related matters including initial and follow-up investigations of traffic accidents. Of particular concern to this hillside community is runaway truck accidents and drunk driving. Major crimes are handled by the Criminal Investigation Section.

Youth Police Advisory Committee

The Youth Police Advisory Committee is a youth volunteer organization maintained by Constable Jeff Palmer. It hosts an annual family carnival at Ambleside Park in West Vancouver. This occurs in April of each year. It also supports programs such as D.A.R.E.

ee also

*E-Comm, 9-1-1 call and dispatch centre for Southwestern BC

References

External link

* [http://westvancouverpolice.ca/#top West Vancouver Police Department]