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

HAJ:sn

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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7

2

2

4

1

2

4

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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.