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Downtown Eastside restaurateur says he could make more dealing drugs on the street
The owner of a Downtown Eastside bistro who has been beset by street crime says ironically, he's been told he could make more ...
Officers don’t have drug arrest quotas in DTES, says Vancouver police report
The Vancouver Police Board has rejected allegations from a person claiming to be a Vancouver police officer who said the department has set quotas to arrest two to three people per day for drug ...
Vancouver councillor calls for transparency from mayor over Downtown Eastside crime and drugs task force
Coun. Pete Fry is calling for more transparency from Mayor Ken Sim and his office after it was revealed that the Vancouver ...
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Police investigating themselves 'insufficient': VPD refutes complaint about DTES arrest quotas
A new Vancouver police board report rebuts claims there are arrest quotas in the Downtown Eastside, noting officers on Task ...
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‘Untenable’ Downtown Eastside situation needs major changes, says outgoing VPD chief - MSN
A Global News archive story on the Downtown Eastside from August 1989 featured a VPD officer commenting that “faster than we can get the paperwork done and process these people, ...