Vancouver Police Department

The Vancouver Police Department (VPD) is the police force for the City of Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada. It is one of several police departments covering the Greater Vancouver Area and is the second largest police force in the province after RCMP "E" Division. VPD was the first Canadian police force to hire a female officer and the first to start a marine squad. Recently, the RCMP "E" Division joined forces with VPD to operate the Integra... more

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