Latest Classifieds in Vancouver Police Department Headquarters

This is a VPD memo that was circulated during the Woodsquat occupation, offering guidance for video evidence-gathering techniques. Police response

A Vancouver Police Department backgrounder for dealing with the occupation. Note the emphasis on the obstruction posed by the camp,

A cheerful letter from a concerned resident. Many letters from…

Slides from a VPD powerpoint.

The end of the Woodsquat action saw VPD Chief Constable…

During the height of the Woodsquat action, the Vancouver Police Department struggled to carve out the police narrative in light

These documents, obtained through a Freedom of Information Request submitted by the Friends of the Woodward’s Squat, attest to the threat that the Anti-Poverty Committee (APC) posed to the Vancouver Police Department (VPD). Despite attempts to maintain control of the situation, police were seriously challenged by APC, and saw the squat as potentially disastrous for their control over the neighbourhood. Following Woodsquat, VPD documents suggest that authorities were anxious the APC would occupy another building.

Police raided the Woodsquat camp and confiscated squatters belongings during…

An email from VPD Sgt John Rennie reporting claims that machete-wielding Native Americans were attempting to “make it a native

Rumours are an integral part of any good political action.…