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The True Blue Podcast team talks about a recent officer involved shooting in the Royal Jubilee Hospital emergency room.  The VCPU has recently expressed concerns in the media about the level of violence in the community and some of the gaps in the services provided to people with mental health issues, people dealing with addictions and persons experiencing homelessness.  This episode highlights our belief that further discussion needs to occur regarding potential solutions that might help avoid incidents like this in our community.  

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This is your chance to hear directly from the True Blue Podcast production team.  They will introduce themselves and talk a little bit about how busy members of the VCPU can be and how many different hats we wear outside of our regular policing duties.  

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Both guests had no intention of being police officers until they experienced a ride-a-long!  Fiona and Angela were hired by Vancouver Police where they started busy and challenging careers but found they wanted to explore options that might give them a better work/life balance.   Vancouver Island became an attractive option and the Victoria Police was recruiting  exempt (fully trained and experienced) police officers.   These members have energy and will entertain the listener with some good stories and fun memories.  Anyone considering a career with Victoria Police should take the time to listen to this episode. Fiona and Angela tell their spur of the moment marriage proposal story that took place on a Lanikai Pillbox hike.

*Update* Angela Van Eerd becomes the first ever female elected to an Executive position in the VCPU.  Congratulations!

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With only 1 year experience on the road get to know Jaclyn and what she went through to get into  a policing career.  Jaclyn was part of the first JIBC Police Academy class to graduate during the COVID-19 pandemic.  She ran the POPAT wearing a medical mask and rubber gloves but as a competitive cross-fit athlete that was not much of a challenge!

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Hear this compelling story from one of our Manager's getting out on the road to witness the hard work and commitment of VCPU members.   Inspector Brown is a practicing lawyer, husband and father of two children, his family has a long history of policing in Victoria and Esquimalt.

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These two young Constables from small town BC are full of energy and living out their dreams of being a police officer.  Citizens of Victoria and Esquimalt may think they're seeing double in 2021 when both Mack and Morgan get deployed to the Beat Section.

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Chief Doug Richardson is a well respected former leader of the Victoria Police Department.  He talks about his policing career and how things have changed so much since he started with VicPD in 1967!  He has a great story about chasing a track and field champion from a crime scene.
Doug lead the way and helped bring the Victoria Police Department into the future throughout his 8 year term as Chief Constable.

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Listen to S/Sgt. Conor King describe his experience with people addicted to opioids and his view on the future of Drug Laws in Canada.   Conor is qualified to present evidence in BC Courts as an "expert".  He has years of experience as a drug enforcement officer.

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Sgt. Jan Malinosky is the NCO in charge of the Special Victims Unit and will be talking about her experiences and the difficult files her Unit works on.  She is also on the Executive of the Vancouver Island Association of Women Police (VIAWP), a new organization working to support, promote and empower the personal and professional development of women in law enforcement.
https://instagram.com/viawomenpolice?igshid=10782i461m3g6
https://www.facebook.com/viawomenpolice 

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Sgt. Fairburn is an experienced Patrol supervisor with varied experiences in his policing career.   He completed the "toughest foot race on earth" the Marathon des Sables on his 40th birthday!  Darrell is considered a pioneer when it comes to saving lives during the Opioid Crisis in Victoria - he estimates saving over 50 lives.  Awesome!

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