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W e s t Vancouver Police Department
1988
Annual Report
~ / ~ t e s t Vancouver, British Columbia
WEST VANCOUVER POLICE DEPARTMENT
1988 ANNUAL REPORT
1988 ANNUAL REPORT
C 0 N T E N T S
Page Chief constable Jenkins' Letter to the West vancouver Police Board. • 1-2
West vancouver Police Board and Police Executive Officers. .3
Authorized Strength - 1988 December 31. • 4
West vancouver Demographics • 4
1988 Personnel Deployment Chart • • 5
1988 Organizational Chart • • 6
1988 Personnel. 7-9
1988 Personnel Changes. • 10-14
Patrol Division. 15-17
Criminal Investigation Division. • 18-22
Identification Section. • 23-30
Support Services Division. • 31-33
crime Prevention Section. 34-37
Records section. 38-39
Communications - Calls for Service. • 40
Traffic Enforcement Summary. 41
Traffic Accident Summary. 42
Stolen Property/Vandalism (Mischief Dollar Values) • 43
Major Crime Clearance Rate. .44-45
Population and Policing Characteristics. 46
Police Department Staff 1984-1988. 46
Police Department Auxiliary Personnel. • 46
Executive Summary Statistical Report. 47
Per Capita costs. • 48
Costs Based on Population and Total Police Budget. • 48
Police Strength-Population-case Burden-Crime Rate Comparison Chart. 49
Footnotes. 50-55
The Honourable Mayor D.A.S. Lanskail, Chairman and
Members of the West vancouver Police Board corporation of the District of West vancouver 1330 Marine Drive West vancouver, British Columbia
Gentlemen:
I am pleased to submit to you the Annual Report for the year 1988, which provides specific details of crime trends and policing activities in our municipality.
On 1988 January 04, an Interdivisional Target Team the Criminal Investigation Division. During the highly successful, and as a result, will become a the department.
was established within year, this team has been permanent component of
For the third consecutive year, our municipality has experienced a reduction in the crime rate, while at the same time, a significant increase in our crime clearance rate has been achieved. I attribute these positive results to the excellent work of our Patrol Division members, police service dog handlers and dogs, combined with the cooperation and success of the Target Team.
Traffic accidents continued to be a serious problem in 1988, with six traffic-related fatalities being recorded. Greater emphasis was placed on traffic enforcement activities during the year, which resulted in a real increase of 2,640 traffic charges being laid over 1987 totals.
In addition, plans for a new Traffic Section are underway for 1989, which will be created through the redeployment of existing personnel.
Quality control of police activities continues to improve as a result of the Police Information Retrieval System Reader position. The newly established Records Section is working well.
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The Honourable Mayor D.A.S. Lanskail, Chairman and
Members of the West vancouver Police Board Page 2
I appreciate the support of the West vancouver Police Board and Municipal Council, and the assistance of our excellent municipal staff. I believe that the citizens of our community support law and order. I am grateful for the efforts of our police men and women, our civilian staff and our Reserve force.
Respectfully submitted,
hu H.A. Jenkins Chief constable
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CHAIRMAN
BOARD MEMBERS
CHIEF CONSTABLE
DEPUTY CHIEF CONSTABLE
INSPECTOR
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WEST VANCOUVER POLICE BOARD
Mayor D.A.S. Lanskail
Mrs. A. Pearson Mr. J.G. Humphries Mr. w. Downs Mr. D.R. Hildreth
WEST VANCOUVER POLICE DEPARTMENT
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
H .A. Jenkins
J.A. Ross -Officer in Charge Operations (Patrol and Criminal Investigation Divisions)
G.E. Mackenzie - Officer in Charge Administration (Support Services Division)
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AUTHORIZED STRENGTH - 1988 DECEMBER 31
Chief constable 1 ByLaw Officers
Deputy Chief constable 1 Police Report Clerks
Inspector 1 CPIC Operators
Staff Sergeants 3 Administration Secretaries
Sergeants 8 Clerk Stenographers
Detectives 8 Building Maintenance
corporals 7 Matrons (part-time)
constables 40 Guards (part-time)
TOTAL POLICE PERSONNEL 69 TOTAL CIVILIAN PERSONNEL
WEST VANCOUVER DEMOGRAPHICS
Population Land Area Public Parks & Playgrounds Total Road & Street Distance
39,066 88.99 sq. km.
364.7 39 ha. 252 km.
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WEST VANCOUVER POLICE DEPARTMENT
1988 PERSONNEL DEPLOYMENT CHART
I CHIEF CONSTABLE l
I I Secretary I
I DEPUTY CHIEF CONSTABLE I l Secretary INSPECTOR I
PATROL DIVISION CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION SUPPORT SERVICES DIVISION STAFF SERGEANT STAFF SERGEANT STAFF SERGEANT
A PLATOON r- 1 Sergeant - 1 Sergeant 1 Sergeant 1 corporal r-
~ 8 constables - MAJOR INVESTIGATIONS 7 Report Clerks 1 Police 4 Detectives
Service Dog
~ 1 corporal TARGET TEAM
B PLATOON - 3 Detectives
~ 1 Sergeant 3 Constables 3 Clerks 1 Corporal ,_. 8 Constables 1 Police i- IDENTIFICATION SECTION RECORDS SECTION
Service Dog 2 constables 1 corporal - 1 constable
Clerk Stenographer r- 1 CPIC Clerk c Platoon 1 1 Clerk
1 Sergeant 1 corporal -8 Constables CLEU SECONDMENT CRIME PREVENTION SECTION
'-- -1 Police 1 Detective 2 constables Service Dog
SUMMONS & WARRANT SECTION D PLATOON t- 1 constable
1 Sergeant 1 corporal '"-8 constables 1-
MAINTENANCE 1 Police 1 Maintenance
Service Dog - -
PART TIME POSITIONS RELIEF 3 Report Clerks
'--1 Sergeant - 3 Matrons 1 corporal 3 Guards
BYLAW ENFORCEMENT 1 S/Cst. Supervisor -3 S/Constables
RESERVE POLICE 19 Reserve Csts. r-
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WEST VANCOUVER POLICE DEPARTMENT
1988 ORGANIZATIONAL CHART
l WEST VANCOUVER POLICE BOARD I I
I CHIEF CONSTABLE I I
I I
DEPUTY CHIEF CONSTABLE INSPECTOR ore OPERATIONS ore ADMINISTRATION
I I PATROL CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SUPPORT SERVICES
DIVISION r- ;-- DIVISION 1- - DIVISION 1-
A Platoon ~ ~ Major Investigations Finance & Property }-
confidential & Detention & court B Platoon 1-- 1- -Internal Investigations Liaison
c Platoon ~ H Target Team Personnel ~
D Platoon ~ ~. Criminal Investigations Recruitment ~
Bylaw Identification r- -Enforcement Section !- Section Training
Reserve communications 1--Police - I-- CLEU Secondment centre
H Records Section
Crime Prevention .__ Section
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1988 PERSONNEL
sworn Members' Rank/Name/Police Identification Number/Start Date
Chief constable Deputy Chief Constable Inspector
Staff sergeants
Sergeants
corporals
Detectives
constables
H.A. Jenkins, 005 J.A. Ross, 008 G.E. Mackenzie, 007
E.T. Pruner, 016 H.L. Indra, 010 F.M. Aikenhead, Oll
G.M. Wahl, 009 E.G. Churchill, 015 H.G. carleton, 025 R.c. Willock, 014 J.J. Looye, 017 R.G. Denney, 028 G.J. Kiloh, 043
L.A. catlin, 018 J.R. Clancy, 026 M.B. Hooper, 031 L.M. Fox, 034 C.A. MacKay, 042 W.K. Banbury, 038 R.R. Tait, 055
G.E. Johnston, 012 B.M. Schierer, 045 n. Weaving, 039 E.E. Fydirchuk, 006 S.A. Leishman, 047 F.M. Beatty, 068 S.M. Armstrong, 079
P.S. Norman, 050 c. Holmes, 052 n.w. Bingham, 054 C.A. Bursill, 056 n.s. Marskell, 057 B.c. Ball, 058 R.n. Bell, 063 G.B. Phillipson, 066
June 1, 1960 November 2, 1964 March 3, 1963
June 12, 1967 September 27, 1965 October 1, 1965
March 29, 1965 May 16, 1967 May 2, 1970 January 17, 1966 March 1, 1969 January 15, 1971 February 5, 1973
April 1, 1969 June 16, 1970 October 15, 1971 May 1, 1972 November 1, 1972 September 5, 1972 June 3, 1974
January 3, 1966 June 15, 1973 September 7, 1972 October 22, 1962 September 1, 1973 February 1, 1972 April 18, 1977
January 10, 1974 February 25, 1974 March 28, 1974 June 5, 1974 June 12, 1974 August 12, 1974 September 11, 1974 February 15, 1975
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1988 PERSONNEL
SWorn Members• Rank/Name/Police Identification Number/Start Date
Constables v. Wiebe, 067 March 14, 1975 s.o. Nowacki, 069 September 1, 1975 J.H. Reid, 070 May 14, 1976 J.c. Shamper, 074 May 14, 1976 R.J. Fontaine, 075 May 14, 1976 P.D. Lye, 077 August 9, 1976 T.A. Pollitt, 078 August 17, 1976 R.J. Burnett, 084 April 10, 1978 G.v. Mason, 085 April 10, 1978 A.K. Mendel, 086 September 10, 1979 M.L. Pelkey, 088 May 26, 1980 L.D. Kuemper, 089 June 26, 1980 D.H. Bruce, 090 September 8, 1980 J.D. Almas, 091 September 15, 1980 R.s. Watt, 092 June 22, 1981 C .R. Burns, 097 October 19, 1981 R.J. Needham, 098 March 1, 1982 M.R. Rattray, 100 January 1, 1983 R.B. Nickerson, 101 February 10, 1983 B.L. Evoy, 103 July 14, 1983 P.R. Strong, 104 August 22, 1984 R.J. Wilkinson, 105 April 1, 1986 H.W. McNeil, 106 May 1, 1986 R.J. Grindrod, 107 October 6, 1986 r.c. Craib, 108 March 10, 1987 T.S. James, 109 May 11, 1987 S.A. Barber, 110 May 11, 1987 D.K. Buchanan, 111 September 4, 1987 w.c. Giesbrecht, 112 September 4, 1987 D.B. Thomson, 113 September 4, 1987 J.M. Young, 114 September 4, 1987 E.A. Sawchuk, 115 August 15, 1988 J.R. MacLean, 116 August 29, 1988
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1988 PERSONNEL
Civilians' Position/Name/Police Identification Number/Start Date
Dispatchers D.P. Lochhead, 202 September 1' 1975 B.J. Noakes, 205 March 21, 1978 W.D. Hansen, 208 October 29, 1979 G.S. Kriese, 209 September 27, 1980 M. Nagel, 211 January 1, 1985 S.A. Touhey, 213 December 15, 1986 K.E. Suddes, 214 March 24, 1987
Secretaries S.L. Nouwens, 216 December 7, 1987 D.J. Nesseth, 217 March 21, 1988
Clerk Steno III B.F. Jeffcoatt, 207 October 9, 1979
CPIC Operators C.E.I. Lihou, 201 June 19, 1972 M.E. Hooper, 210 October 6, 1980
clerk Steno II E. Majuri, 206 December 11, 1978 J.M. Dorsay, 218 October 11, 1988
Maintenance F.G. Austin, 204 April 12, 1977
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1988 PERSONNEL CHARGES
RETIREMENTS
Constable C.E. Klick
Bylaw Supervisor J. Laurenson
Reserve constable T.R. Shakespeare
PROMOTIONS
Bylaw Supervisor T.H. Story
ENGAGEMENTS
constable Eleanor A. Sawchuk
constable Janis R. MacLean
Special Constable R.S. Sandhu
Mrs. Deb Nesseth
1957 August 15 - 1988 October 31
1979 April 24 - 1988 February 26
1958 September 23 - 1988 August 2
From Special Constable, 3ylaw Section to Supervisor Special constable, Bylaw Section, effective 1988 March 10.
To Patrol Division, "B" Platoon, effective 1988 August 22.
To British Columbia Police Academy for Block I Recruit Training, effective 1988 August 29.
To ByLaw Enforcement Section, effective 1988 April 18.
To Secretary to Inspector, OIC, Support Services Division, effective 1988 March 21.
TRANSFERS
Sergeant E.G. Churchill
Sergeant H.G. carleton
corporal c. McKay
Corporal R.R. Tait
Corporal s. Armstrong
Acting Corporal c. Holmes
Constable P. Norman
constable c. Bursill
Constable D.S. Marskell
constable R. Bell
constable B. Hiebert
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From Criminal Investigation Division to Patrol Division as Relief N.c.o.
From Patrol Division to Criminal Investigation Division.
From Criminal Investigation Division to "A" Platoon, Patrol Division.
From •a• Platoon, Patrol Division to Reader, Records Section.
From "A" Platoon, Patrol Division to Detective, criminal Investigation Division.
From Patrol Divison to A/Detective, Criminal Investigation Division.
From •c• Platoon to "D" Platoon, Patrol Division.
From Crime Prevention Section to •c• Platoon, Patrol Division.
From Crime Prevention Section to "A" Platoon, Patrol Division.
From •a• Platoon to "Dn Platoon, Patrol Division.
From •D• Platoon to •a• Platoon, Patrol Division.
TRANSFERS
constable s. Nowacki
constable c. Shamper
Constable R. Fontaine
Constable D. Lye
constable T.A. Pollitt
Constable R. Burnett
Constable G. Mason
Constable M. Pelkey
Constable D. Bruce
constable c. Burns
constable R.S. Watt
constable R. Needham
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From "A" Platoon, Patrol Division to Criminal Investigation Division.
From •c• Platoon to "A" Platoon, Patrol Division.
From •a• Platoon to criminal Investigation Division.
From "A" Platoon to •c• Platoon, Patrol Division.
From "A" Platoon, Patrol Division to Crime Prevention Section.
From nc• Platoon to "D• Platoon, Patrol Division.
From "D" Platoon to •a• Platoon, Patrol Division.
From •a• Platoon to "A" Platoon, Patrol Division.
From •a• Platoon to Criminal Investigation Division.
From "A" Platoon to "B" Platoon, Patrol Division.
From "D" Platoon to Relief Corporal, Patrol Division.
From •c• Platoon to "D" Platoon, Patrol Division.
TRANSFERS
constable R. Wilkinson
constable R. Grindrod
constable D. Buchanan
Constable w. Giesbrecht
Constable D. Thomson
Constable J. Young
REPORT CLERK TRANSFERS
Ms. D. Lochhead
Ms. B. Noakes
Mrs. w. Hansen
Ms. M. Nagel
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From •a• Platoon to "A" Platoon, Patrol Division.
From "A" Platoon to •c• Platoon, Patrol Division.
From Recruit Training, British columbia Police Academy to "A" Platoon, Patrol Division.
From Recruit Training, British Columbia Police Academy to •a• Platoon, Patrol Division.
From Recruit Training, British Columbia Police Academy to •c• Platoon, Patrol Division.
From Recruit Training, British Columbia Police Academy to "D" Platoon, Patrol Division.
From •c• Platoon to "D" Platoon.
From "A" Platoon to •a• Platoon.
From •a• Platoon to •c• Platoon.
From "D" Platoon to "A" Platoon.
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RESIGNATIONS
Constable R.E. Green
Mrs. M. Davidson
Mrs. M. Falt
Patrol Division
Secretary to Inspector, OIC Support Services Division
Clerk Steno II, Support Services
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PATROL DIVISION
Function
The Patrol Division is responsible for the protection of lives and
property through the patrolling of assigned areas. It is also
responsible for the investigation of all crimes, the enforcement of all
municipal, provincial and federal statutes and regulations, and is the
division which initially responds to calls for police assistance or
service.
Included in the Patrol Division is the Bylaw Enforcement Section and the
Reserve Police Program.
The authorized strength of the Patrol Division, including the Bylaw
Section, did not increase in 1988, and remains at the 1987 level of
forty-seven members. There was a marked increase in traffic enforcement
for the year, with slight decreases shown for impaired driving and drug
offences.
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Some patrol initiatives instituted in 1988 are:
* An in-house baton training program for all police personnel.
* The establishment of an alarm control coordinator, assigned to work
with users and alarm industry personnel, in an effort to reduce
false alarms.
* The updating and computerization of departmental training records.
* The recruitment of six reserve constables, presently in-training
with the vancouver City Police Department.
The Police Service Dog Section was involved in numerous tactical
situations which accounted for many successful tracks and arrests. The
police service dogs appeared at many public events and continue to be a
highly visible public relations asset, as well as an effective crime
deterrent.
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Bylaw traffic enforcement again increased in 1988, and personnel
continue to perform at a high level of productivity.
Reserve police members volunteered approximately 1,400 hours of their
time in 1988 to the community of West vancouver, in police-related
activity.
In conclusion, all personnel within the Patrol Division continue to
serve the public in an effective, disciplined manner, with a high degree
of morale.
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CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION
Function
The function of the Criminal Investigation Division is to provide
investigative services relative to all major crimes, conduct follow-up
and in-depth investigations of reported crimes, missing persons, moral
offences, and monitor criminal activity.
Under the direction of the Chief constable, the Division is also
responsible for conducting investigations of internal and disciplinary
matters.
The department participates in the coordinated Law Enforcement Unit,
whose mandate is the investigation and prosecution of organized crime.
One member is assigned to the Asian Youth Gang Squad, as our commitment
to this "joint forces• organization. Additionally, the Criminal
Investigation Division participates in, and contributes information to,
the Provincial and National Intelligence Services.
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The Identification Section, which comes under the umbrella of the
criminal Investigation Division, is responsible for crime scene
examination, fingerprints, photography, and identification techniques.
In order to combat the two most frequent crime problems, break-ins and
thefts from automobiles, the Criminal Investigation Division's Target
Team, consisting of three detectives and three constables, commenced
operation on a full-time basis in January 1988, under the direction of
the CID Sergeant.
current crime trends are identified on an ongoing basis. The Target
Team gathers intelligence, and attempts to identify the suspects
involved. Targets are then prioritized and form short-term projects.
Projects are monitored with reports being submitted at the conclusion of
each.
The Target Team maintains an excellent line of communication with other
members in the Criminal Investigation and Patrol Divisions and the crime
Prevention Section, and assists these sections whenever required.
The Team also maintains a good working relationship with many other
police agencies on problems of mutual concern.
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criminal Investigation Division summary
Residential and commercial burglaries continue to be the most prevalent
crime problems.
The majority of the persons responsible, reside outside the area. Most
have extensive records for similar offences. They are reasonably well
organized and quickly dispose of the stolen property through a •fence• -
usually the day of the theft.
The second major crime problem for the year continues to be thefts from
automobiles. Expensive car stereo systems are sought after items, with
radar detectors being a close second.
1988 provided a broad range of criminal offences requiring extensive
investigation. The following are a few examples of the investigations
completed by CID.
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* The investigation of an armed robbery at one of the financial
institutions in the Park Royal area. A lone male produced a handgun
and made good his escape with approximately $8,000 in cash. He was
arrested three days later and charged with nine counts of armed
*
robbery involving various financial institutions in
Mainland.
the Lower
The investigation of theft from autos occurring in various parks
throughout West vancouver.
charged as noted:
Several persons were arrested and
Ambleside Park one adult male received six months in gaol.
Several months later, he was arrested again for a similar
offence. This time, he received four months in gaol after
spending two months in custody.
-John Lawson Park -one adult male received three months in gaol.
-Lighthouse Park -one adult male received six months in gaol.
The above three subjects had lengthy criminal records for similar
offences.
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* A fraud investigation involving $10,000 worth of rental equipment
not returned.
gaol.
One male was charged. He received three years in
* The investigation of sexual assaults taking place between 1963 and
1972, involving four male victims who were all in their early teens
at the time.
The two accused, now in their sixties, are charged with several
counts of indecent assault on a male and gross indecency.
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IDENTIFICATION SECTION
INTRODUCTION
The Identification Section is staffed by two members, Constable A.K. Mendel
and Constable B.C. Ball, and is under the direction of the Staff Sergeant, In
charge, Criminal Investigation Division. The Identification Section operates
on a compressed 10-hour day, 4-day work week, allowing Monday through Saturday
coverage.
In September 1988, Constable Mendel attended a 3-day Death Investigation
Seminar, sponsored by the University of British Columbia, Department of
Pathology and the British Columbia Coroners' Service.
Both members of the Identification Section are members of the •pacific
Northwest Division of the International Association for Identification•, as
well as the •canadian Identification Society•. In 1988, constable Mendel also
became a member of the •canadian Society of Forensic Sciences•.
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Duties and Responsibilities
The duties and responsibilities of the 2-member Identification Section include:
* Attendance at crime scenes and performance of related investigational
duties, i.e. photography, videotaping, examination and search of the crime
scene for the presence of latent fingerprints, footwear evidence and other
trace evidence.
* Measurements and preparation of scale-plan collection.
* Search of crime scene latents against local print collection.
* Preparation of crime scene prints for Ottawa computer search.
* Filing and maintenance of unsolved latent prints.
* Classification and search of crime scene footwear impressions.
* Preparation of photographic evidence and fingerprint charts for court
purposes.
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Maintenance of Identification Section files and ledgers.
Fingerprinting of subjects pursuant to the Identification of Criminals
Act, as well as fingerprinting individuals for private investigators and
security licences, immigration purposes, pardons and CPIC clearances.
Classification of call - Criminal Identifications
In 1988, a total of 28 criminal identifications were made. The Royal canadian
Mounted Police, Latent Fingerprint Section in Ottawa, identified 9 suspects
through a computer search of the crime scene latent prints submitted to them
by the Identification Section.
Also in 1988, the Identification Section utilized the services of the newly
established D.N.A. laboratory at the vancouver General Hopsital, in an attempt
to identify a suspect to a crime scene, through analysis of the genetic
material in blood samples seized. However, the suspect plead guilty to the
offence prior to the conclusion of the tests.
Type of Call I of Calls
Residential B & E 250 commercial B & E 45 Total Break & Enter 295 Frauds 8 Motor Vehicle Accidents 57 Theft from Autos 114 Recovered Stolen Autos 28 Sudden Deaths 15 Miscellaneous 165
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I of Identifications
2
13 1
N/A 5 3
N/A
Total calls 1988 682 (increase of 1.1%)
Total Calls 1987 671
% of Total
7.1
46.4 3.6 N/A
17.8 10.7
N/A
cases of Note
* On the 12th of April 1988, an armed robbery was committed at the canadian
Imperial Bank of Commerce in Park Royal South. The suspect left behind a
notebook on which a latent print was developed and identified to Michael
Lee Dodd.
* RCMP Identification Services in Ottawa, identified a latent print
submitted to them from a recovered stolen auto. There were no leads at
the time the identification was made. As a result, Paul Leon Buddle was
arrested. A further search of Buddle's prints resulted in 2 additional
Break and Enter charges.
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RCMP Identification Services in Ottawa, identified a latent print
submitted to them from a theft from auto complaint. The print was
identified to van My cao, an Asian gang member, presently charged with
Attempt Murder in vancouver.
* On the 22nd of August 1988, a Break and Enter was committed at Collingwood
School, where suspects attempted to steal several computer systems.
Following a lengthy police dog track, one suspect, Christopher Lee was
arrested. The Identification Section was able to match Lee's shoe
impression to a shoe impression found on a piece of broken glass at the
point of entry.
* On the 25th of August 1988, Break and Enters were committed at the cypress
Market and the Horseshoe Bay Market, where a large quantity of cigarettes
were stolen. Fingerprints located at the point of entry were identified
to Surrey residents, Travis Thornton and John David Friesen, who plead
guilty to the charges.
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Unidentified Latent Prints
Latent fingerprints submitted to the RCMP Identification Services in Ottawa
are searched against the National Data Base, and then are kept on file in
Ottawa and searched for a period of 24 months. However, often young offenders
have not yet been fingerprinted for the first time, or somehow they are missed
in the computer search. Therefore, the Identification Section regularly
resubmits unsolved latent prints to Ottawa in the hope that the suspect's
prints are now within the data base.
In 1988, the RCMP Identification Services in Ottawa identified three such
older cases.
* A latent fingerprint from a 1983 theft from auto complaint was identified
to Christopher Andrew George. However, due to the age of the case, Crown
decided not to proceed with charges.
* A latent fingerprint obtained at the point of entry of a 1983 Break and
Enter was identified to Sean William Hanlin. Crown issued an arrest
warrant for Hanlin, who will appear in court to answer this charge.
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* A latent fingerprint obtained at the point of entry of a 1985 Break and
Enter was identified to Jose Alberta Mejia. However, Mejia was deported
from canada in 1987, and as a result, Crown will not issue an arrest
warrant.
Identification of Criminals Act
Persons Fingerprinted
Adults Young Offenders Non Criminals*
TOTAL PERSONS FINGERPRINTED
Number
389 48 72
509
* "Non criminals" category includes: private investigators, security licences, pardons, immigration, and CPIC clearances.
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There were 105 persons who failed to appear for fingerprinting as required to,
pursuant to the Identification of Criminals Act. Of that total, 22 persons
were arrested on Identification Warrants and were printed late. Of the
remainder that failed to appear, Crown entered a Stay of Proceedings, in 10 of
the cases, crown elected to proceed summarily in 15 of the cases, thus
eliminating the fingerprinting process, and in 18 cases, Identification
warrants could not be issued because the charges had not been sworn prior to
the fingerprint date.
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SUPPORT SERVICES DIVISION
Function
The function of Support Services is to provide services related to
transportation, communication, records management, supplies and
inventory control, kit and clothing, custodial services, court liaison
and witness management, property control, training and the supervision
of the Support Services Division, Records Section and Crime Prevention
Section personnel.
summary
1988 was an exceptionally busy year in the Support Services Division.
This was brought about, in part, by regular personnel being re-assigned
to the Records Sections to implement a fully-automated national
communications system known as the Police Information Retrieval System
(PIRS). Additionally, the unfortunate long-term illness and eventual
retirement of Clerk Stenographer, Mrs. Myra outfield, as well as the
lengthy absence of Corporal Mike Hooper, who suffered a severe knee
injury, contributed to the shortage of available personnel.
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As in previous years, numerous employment applications were processed,
resulting in the hiring of two female police constables and the
replacement of a male Special Constable, assigned to the Traffic Bylaw
Enforcement Section.
During the year, new state-of-the-art lightbars and •equipment trees•
were installed in the majority of police vehicles. This equipment
provides higher on-street police visibility, and affords greater
personal safety to police personnel. Also, the new municipal
commemorative coat-of-arms was incorporated into the police uniform
shoulder flash. This shoulder flash now has become part of the police
uniform.
In 1987, this department celebrated its 75th Anniversary. To
commemorate this special occasion, two display cabinets were purchased
during 1988 and were placed in the public safety building's main foyer.
These cabinets are now maintained by Mr. Basil Collins, West Vancouver
Police Archivist, who proudly and very professionally displays early
west vancouver police history and memorabilia.
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In 1988, West vancouver Police Department's radio system became an
operational part of the •police Liaison communication System•, providing
mobile-to-mobile radio communication with the the Royal canadian Mounted
Police in North vancouver. In 1989, we are optimistic that the radio
network will be extended to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in
Squamish and the vancouver City Police Department.
Also during 1988, the Support Services Division arranged for 5,128 hours
of in-service training. This training was made up of 2,972 hours at the
British columbia Justice Institute, 652 hours at the Royal canadian
Mounted Police facilities in vancouver, and 1,504 hours with
miscellaneous agencies, including in-house training.
The Police Witness Management Program, whose mandate is to coordinate
and control police witness overtime costs, increased by 13.79 percent in
1988 over 1987. This is the first percentage increase since 1985, and
is, in part, attributed to an ever increasing police case load, and the
complexities involved in the scheduling of trials before the courts.
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CRIME PREVENTION SECTION
Primary Function
This section is currently comprised of two full-time constables,
supervised by a corporal in the Support Services Division. The function
of the Crime Prevention Section is to prevent crime by educating
citizens of all ages, in modern safety and security techniques, and by
involving citizens through the implementation of
programs.
on-Going Programmes
crime prevention
The following is a sample of programmes the Crime Prevention Section
maintained in 1988 •••
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School Lectures
There are three high schools, seven elementary schools and numerous
pre-schools in West vancouver. The Crime Prevention Section regularly
provides lectures to students between 3 and 18 years of age, speaking to
them on a wide variety of topics, including: •stranger Danger•, "Police
Are Your Friends", "Peer Pressure•, "Shoplifting•, "Drug and Alcohol
Laws•, and •sexual Assault•.
student counterattack committee
This committee, formed under the auspices of the Crime Prevention
Section and the Insurance corporation of British Columbia, has as its
objective, the dissemination of the anti-drinking message by the student
peer group. To this end, there are regularly scheduled meetings with
student representatives from each high school, as well as from the
Insurance corporation of British Columbia. This co-operative venture
with the students has resulted in a student entry in the community Day
parade, a Student Driving Skills Rodeo, and numerous presentations to
students and parents. The overriding message consistently reinforces
the message of anti-drinking and driving.
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Ski Watch
This is a programme which consists of Crime Prevention members and
volunteer Police Reserve members marking ski is in cypress Bowl
Provincial Park, in an effort to combat ski theft.
Special Events
In 1988, the Crime Prevention Section continued with its goal of high
visibility. Examples of this were two major displays in the Park Royal
Shopping Malls. At the request of Directors of •seniors in Action
Week•, a booth was set up to disseminate Crime Prevention information.
A booth was also set up as part of National Crime Prevention Week.
crime Prevention successes in 1988
Two types of crime posed major problems in 1988.
Theft from Automobiles
and
Shoplifting - Committed by Specific Groups of People
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Both of these problems largely centered around the Park Royal area. The
crime Prevention Section, after identifying these problems, created
solutions and assisted in the implementation of control measures. The
encouraging result of these measures was a noticeable reduction of the
problem in the targeted area.
Crime Prevention Section Summary
In 1988, the West vancouver Police Crime Prevention Section continued to
maintain on-going programmes and address new problems. This section has
kept up an excellent rapport with the public, local media, schools and
other community interest groups. The section anticipates new challenges
for its attention in 1989, and is confident in its ability to meet them.
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RECORDS SECTION
Function
In January 1987, the West vancouver Police Department commenced the
Operation Reporting System (ORS). This system of reporting, which
preceded the automated system, was maintained until May 9th, 1988.
During this period, the Department became familiar with the high
standard of reporting required and subsequent management of files,
utilizing a diary dating system. These new reporting standards were met
utilizing a comprehensive ORS Procedure Manual which was compiled by the
PIRS coordinator. Prior to the automated system commencing in May 1988,
the Royal canadian Mounted Police performed random audits in order to
confirm high standards of reporting were being met.
On May 9th, 1988, the West vancouver Police Department became automated,
as our three new data entry terminals were activated. Within a very
short period, all staff became comfortable with data entry and retrieval.
In 1988, there were a total of 14,427 new police files created. This
statistic requires some clarification in that the ORS system provides
for bulk filing in specific instances, i.e. traffic tickets, false
alarms, firearm permits, etc. Further, related multiple incidents are
often housed within one file, unlike the separate file system of years
past.
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Bearing these facts in mind, our "real" files handled in 1988, would
total approximately 20,000! A large percent of these total files are
reviewed and updated by Records Section personnel on numerous
occasions. This updating of existing files, prior to court disposition
and subsequent file destruction, creates a vast hidden workload for
Records' staff. The result of the effort is clearly visible when
reviewing the files in terms of achieving a better
investigation and reporting.
standard of
The Department has just begun to realize the vast capabilities and real
benefits that PIRS has to offer. The statistical analysis of crime and
traffic, when linked to specific geographic study areas or "atoms", will
prove invaluable for management and supervisory staff in the effective
deployment of personnel.
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COMMUNICATIONS - CALLS FOR SERVICE
Month 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988
January 1,226 1,313 1,486 1,502 984
February 1,142 1,241 1,460 1,240 960
March 1,318 1,406 1,443 1,365 996
April 1,363 1,442 1,544 1,323 1,063
May 1,410 1,646 1,688 1,415 1,258
June 1,646 1,801 1,853 1,640 1,506
July 1,858 1,917 2,030 1,676 1,401
August 1,695 1,801 1,853 1,640 1,390
September 1,505 1,382 1,852 1,453 1,326
October 1,609 1,554 1,791 1,517 1,288
November 1,415 1,460 1,555 1,370 1,145
December 1,401 1,061 1,421 1,375 l,llO
High Month July July August August June
ANNUAL TOTALS 17,588 17,988 20,278 17,635* 14,427*
* The decrease in file volume (in 1987 and 1988 compared to 1985 and 1986), can be attributed ·to the recently adopted Central Filing System which incorporates the use of bulk filing of some files.
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TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT SUMMARY
Item 1987 % Difference 1988
Traffic Tickets 10,193 7. 71 9,407 (including parking tickets)
Traffic Violations Reports 5,947 + 57.18 9, 348
Check-up Slips 477 + 61.63 771
.214. suspensions 497 - 30.98 343
Impaired Driving 325 - 35.38 210
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TRAFFIC ACCIDENT SUMMARY
' category 1987 Difference 1988
Motor Vehicle Accidents Reported 1,689 4.85 1,607
Vehicles Involved 3,141 6.14 2,948
Motorcycles 29 + 17.24 24
Bicycles 35 - 54.28 16
Pedestrians 24 + 25.00 30
Injury Accidents 338 + 23.07 416
Persons Injured 460 + 64.56 757
Fatalities 1 +600.00 6
Property Damage* $2,643,,121
Data Qualifier
1987 traffic accident data was collected from the West vancouver Police Department. 1988 data is pr~liminary, and is provided by the Motor Vehicle Branch, Ministry of SJlicitor General.
Sources: West vancouver Police Department, Motor Vehicle Branch, Ministry of Solicitor General
* 1988 •property Damage• amount is not available.
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STOLEN PROPERTY/VANDALISM (MISCHIEF DOLLAR VALUES)
Year Property Stolen Property Recovered vandalism/Mischief
1984 $1,876,331 $ 186,604 $ 95,089
1985 $1,426,579 $ 216,496 $ 81,761
1986 $1,910,439 $ 170,801 $ 98,987
1987 $2,087,027 $ 238,805 $ 137,996
Jan-Apr 1988 • 741,882 • 30,802 • 47,549
NOTE: The figures for 1988 represent January to April only. The Department's information system changed over to an electronic (PIRS) system on May 1, 1988 which does not have a component that gathers the dollar value of the above noted categories.
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MAJOR CRIME CLEARANCE RATE
TOTALS & CLEARANCE RATES FOR SELECTED OFFENCES 1986, 1987 & 1988
I of I of Offences Offences Cleared % Cleared
Crime 1986 1987 1988 1986 1987 1988 1986 1987 1988
Homicide 1 1 100 Attempted Murder Sex Offences 26 12 27 11 7 18 42 58 67 Assaults Non Sexual 139 152 189 116 97 118 83 64 62 Robbery 11 14 16 3 6 5 27 43 31 Abduction
Total Person Offences CC* 176 179 232 130 Ill 141 74 62 61
Break & Enter 703 531 526 85 38 53 12 7 10 M. Vehicle Theft 69 64 47 17 12 12 25 19 26 Theft Over $1M 135 124 164 10 10 17 7 8 10 Theft Under $1M 1,273 1,313 1,177 268 230 221 21 18 19 Have Stolen Goods 26 39 41 26 31 36 100 79 88 Frauds 162 168 209 100 56 156 62 33 75
Total Property Offences CC* 2,368 2,239 2,164 506 377 495 21 17 23
Prostitution Gaming & Betting 1 1 1 100 Offensive Weapons 13 5 5 8 4 4 62 80 80 Other CC* 858 870 812 193 138 166 22 16 20
(Not Traffic)
Total Other Offences CC* 871 876 818 201 142 171 23 16 21
TOTAL CRIM. CODE 3,415 3,294 3,214 837 630 807 25 19 25
* Criminal Code
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MAJOR CRIME CLEARANCE RATE
TOTALS & CLEARANCE RATES FOR SELECTED OFFENCES 1986, 1987, & 1988
OFFENCE CATEGORY
I of I of Offences Offences Cleared % Cleared
Crime 1986 1987 1988 1986 1987 1988 1986 1987 1988
Heroin 1 1 100 Cocaine 1 4 3 1 4 3 100 100 100 Other Drugs 1 2 2 0 100 cannabis 34 80 58 29 67 48 85 84 83 controlled Drug
l Trafficking 1 1 1 1 100 100 Restricted Drugs 3 2 67
l TOTAL FEDERAL DRUGS 36 87 66 31 73 55 86 84 83
Federal Drugs 36 87 66 31 73 55 86 84 83 Other Federal Statutes (2) 44 28 14 42 20 8 95 71 57
Prov'l Statutes(3) 156 352 320 149 316 306 96 90 96 Municipal Bylaws 763 531 1,162 702 433 620 92 90 96
GRAND TOTALS ( 4) 4,414 4,292 4,776 1,761 1,472 1,796 40 34 38
TRAFFIC OFFENCE CATEGORY
CC* - Traffic 278 388 256 278 375 238 100 97 93 Prov. Traffic 647 708 685 176 221 130 27 31 19 Other Traffic
(Fed/Prov/Mun) 9,899 8,978 10,098 9, 899 8,978 10,091 100 100 100
* Criminal Code
Year
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
Source:
Year
1984 1985 1986 1987 1988
Year
1988
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POPULATION AND POLICING CHARACTERISTICS
Actual census Municipal Projection
36,867 37,077
36,867 N/A
37,704 N/A
38,323 N/A
39,066 N/A
Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR), Police Services, Ministry of Solicitor General
POLICE DEPARTMENT STAFF
Authorized Strength Authorized Strength sworn Members Civilian Members
64 20 64 20 64 20 69 20 69 20
POLICE DEPARTMENT AUXILLIARY PERSONNEL
Reserve constables Part Time custodial Staff
18 Matrons Guards
2 4
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY STATISTICAL REPORT
District Population (Source: Police Services Branch,
Ministry of Solicitor General)
calls for Service
Authorized Police (Sworn Members) - Administration - Support Services - Crime Prevention - Records Section - Criminal Investigation Division - Identification Section - Patrol Division
C.L.E.U.
- TOTAL AUTHORIZED POLICE
Authorized sworn Members Authorized Civilians
Budget (Operating Accounts - Actual) (Source: Revenue & Expenditure Report #34)
Crime Clearance Rate (Criminal Code Offences)
Police/Population Ratio
Per capita cost
39,066
14,427
(4.35%) (4.35%) (2.09%) (2.09%)
(17.4%) (2.09%)
(66.77%) (1.45%)
100 %
(77.53%) (22.47%)
100%
3 3 2 2
12 2
44 1
69
69 20
89
$4,624,670
25%
l/566
$ 118.38
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PER CAPITA COSTS
1984 1985 1986 1987 1988
$106.67 $llO. 78 $ll0.70 $lll. 75 $ll8. 38
source:
Year
1984 1985 1986 1987 1988
+$4.ll
3.85% Increase
-$.08
.07% Decrease
+$1.05
.95% Increase
COSTS BASED ON POPULATION AND TOTAL
Budget
r·934,659 36,867 4,084,223 36,867 4,173,968 37,704 4,282,867 38,323 4,624,670 39,066
+$6.63
5.93% Increase
POLICE BUDGET
Population
(Revised 1981 (Revised 1981 (Interim 1986 (Interim 1986 (Interim 1986
Census) Census) Census) Census) Census)
Police Services Branch, Ministry of Attorney General and West vancouver Police Department
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POLICE STRENGTH - POPULATION - CASE BURDEN - CRIME RATE COMPARISON CHART
Authorized Police Population (5) (6)
Year Population Strength Per Police case Burden Crime Rate
1986 37,997 64 594 53 90
1987 38,323 69 555 48 86
1988 39 '066 69 566 46 82
Source: Ministry of Solicitor General
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FOOTNOTES
Criminal Code - TOtal
Includes Criminal Code -property, person, and other offences. criminal code
"Traffic" offences are not represented in this total.
Other Federal Statutes
Include offences under the "Bankruptcy Act•, "Canadian Shipping Act•, •customs
Act", "Excise Act", and "Immigration Act", as well as other federal statutes.
Provincial Statutes
Include all provincial statute offences, i.e. "Liquor Act• and •securities
Act". Provincial traffic offences are not represented in this total.
Grand Total
Includes Criminal Code total, Federal Drug and other federal statutes,
provincial statutes and municipal bylaws~ does not include Criminal Code
traffic and provincial statute (traffic) offences.
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case Burden
The •case burden• is based on the authorized police strength as of December
31st of each calendar year; is defined as the number of Criminal Code offences
(excluding •traffic") per police.
crime Rate
The •crime rate• is defined as the number of Criminal Code offences (excluding
•traffic") per thousand population.
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DATA QUALIFIERS
1. The offence data shown above, has been recorded by the police on the
Uniform Crime Report (UCR) surveys. Offences are scored according to the
UCR Scoring Rules. If a single criminal incident contains a number of
violations of the law, then only the most serious offence is recorded for
UCR purposes. However, with the exception of robbery offences, where a
single incident with more than one victim is scored as only one offence,
police score one offence for every victim of a "violent• crime, i.e.
homicide, attempted murder, sexual and non-sexual assaults, and abduction.
It should be noted that 1988 offence data and data generated statistics
are preliminary.
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2. The number of offences cleared includes all offences cleared either by
charge or otherwise. Offences cleared by charge means the police filed a
report to crown counsel alleging an offence, but does not necessarily
imply the swearing of an information or prosecution. Offences cleared
otherwise, means the police have identified the offender, have sufficient
evidence to support a charge, however, either exercise discretion or for
reasons beyond their control, cannot support a charge. This would happen,
for example, in the case of diplomatic immunity, if the victim refuses to
sign a complaint, or if the alleged offender dies before he/she can be
formally charged.
3. Percentage Cleared
The •percentage cleared•, in each of the above tables, is generated from
summary data. It does not represent the average percentage cleared rate
for each UCR offence category comprising •Total• and •summary Offence•
categories.
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4. Population Figure
The •population figure• for 1986 is based on the Canada Census result of
that year; population figures for 1987 and 1988 are estimates based on the
Census data. In addition, it should be noted that population figures
reflect the •resident• or •late night• population of an area, rather than
the number of people who spend some part of the day in the area, either
for business or pleasure purposes.
Furthermore, populations do not take into account resident/non-residents,
i.e. cottage/chalet owners nor students residing at universities or
colleges whose permanent residence is in another jurisdiction.
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5. Crime Rate
The incidence of crime or crime rate is based on the number of crimes that
occur within municipal boundaries and on the resident population. In
other words, crimes which occur within a given jurisdiction are scored
against that reporting location, but the crime rate is based on a
population which excludes tourists, commuters, or part-time residents,
such as students or cottage/chalet owners. As an example, crime rate for
municipalities do not take into account the •core city phenomenon•, in
which a number of people spend some part of the day in the city for their
business or pleasure purposes.
6. variance in Data
It should be noted that there may be some small variance in the data shown
in this report compared to previous reports. Where variance occurs, the
report produced at the latest date will reflect the most current data
contained within our databases.
source: Uniform Crime Report (UCR), Police Services, Ministry of Solicitor General, February 15, 1989.