'We are not sign police': Vancouver chief
"Vancouver police Chief Jim Chu is sending a blunt message to anti-Olympic activists: stop saying political protest will be stifled during the 2010 Winter Games.
Chu told a news conference at police headquarters Thursday that critics of both the Olympics and the police have painted a dire picture about planned police actions during the Games, and he wanted to set the record straight.
"I'm asking everyone today who's speaking on behalf of the police to just stop," said Chu.
He said false scenarios being described are intended to generate fear and conflict and "are getting ridiculous."
Another day, another VPD abuse story..
Vancouver Cops continue to confiscate camera's involving officers.
"A worrisome trend is emerging in the relationship between reporters and
law enforcement, civil rights advocates say investigators are
detaining journalists or seizing their cameras following incidents
involving police. The issue hit the news again on Sunday, when a camera belonging to a
photographer for The Province was confiscated by Vancouver police
following an incident in which a man driving a stolen truck was shot
and wounded by an officer.
Lets see if the VPD can hold an honest internal investigation unlike the RCMP
"An investigation is underway after Vancouver Police shot and killed a man outside a downtown office building Friday morning.
The incident started at about 10:30 a.m. Friday, when police got a
call about two men breaking into cars on Granville Street. A few blocks
away, at Homer St. near Dunsmuir St., they caught up with two men who
they believed were the suspects. Two officers approached, with guns
drawn.The man who was shot had an X-acto knife, which he waved at the officers.
Vancouver Police Const. Jana McGuinness said the man did not comply with orders to drop the knife.
Officer charged in downtown beating will no longer be paid
"The New Westminster police officer charged with assault in
connection with an incident last month in which a delivery worker was
brutally beaten in downtown Vancouver will no longer be paid while he
is on suspension from the force.The New Westminster Police Board has changed the status of Const. Jeff Klassen from "suspended with pay" to "unpaid."
Klassen was suspended shortly after the incident while Vancouver police investigated.
Delivery worker Phil Khan, 47, was brutally beaten and robbed of
$200 on Jan. 21 outside a hotel on downtown Vancouver's Burrard Street.
West Vancouver police suspend accused officer
"A West Vancouver police officer involved in an alleged attack on a
newspaper delivery man will likely face robbery charges in relation to
the case.The accused member has been suspended with pay.
The
Vancouver Police Department announced Monday that it will be
recommending the charge against the unidentified constable, who has
been with the West Vancouver force for less than two years.