
Before continuing with the saga of The Street Racer, it’s important that everyone understands what happens when a driver attends traffic court in order to dispute a ticket issued to them by an officer. ...

Several years ago while working in a plainclothes general patrol capacity, my partner and Icame up behindthree motorcycles and one bright blue Corvette lined up at a red light. It was obvious the motorcycles were not with theCorvette as the riders were checking out thesports carwith some admiration...

Today I joined the team of writersoverinthe Driving Section of The Vancouver Sun newspaper, where the Friday edition willincludevarious traffic related posts fromBehind the Blue Line...

Domestic violence is a crime as old as humanity itself and while victimization does not discriminate between the sexes, women are the ones who fall more often. I’ve spoken to them, held ice against their swollen faces and broken bodies. ...

This 200th post is a controversial one. Last week’s coverageon the lethal injection execution of the Washington Area sniper John Allen Muhammad featured an interview by Larry King with Bob Meyers, whose brother Dean was shot and killed by Mohammad in 2002. ...

Policehumour is humour at it’s best, and we are some of the mostingenious pranksters around. It helps keeps stress down, and as everyone should know,you always feels better after you’ve had a laugh. Even if the laughter is at yourself. Al...

Today,my friendsraised a toast to the men and women who have made sacrifices for our country. Those who would stand between Canada and war. Two of our work mates have recently served overseas.One has just returned. One is still on tour. What they have experienced is something I cannot even grasp...

A few days ago, Christopher over at The Warrior Poets tagged me with ‘Honest Scrap’, where you have to tell ten honest things about yourself. Th...

The alley was lit by the faint glow ofstreet lights. Overhead power lines crisscrossed the piece of sky visible between the buildings and turned the night into a patchwork quilt. Garbage bins lined the angles at the bottom corners of buildings, spilling refuse in scattered piles...

When I first started with policing, one of my trainers said something I’ve never forgotten. It was such a valuable piece of wisdom that I repeat it to every recruit who comes out with me for a shift. “You will seebits ofyourself in many officers. Ta...








