Victoria Police Department (VICPD) is the municipal police force for the City of Victoria and the Township of Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada. It is the oldest municipal police department in Canada west of the Great Lakes, the first Canadian law enforcement agency to deploy Tasers and creating the first digital forensic unit in the country. They are also one of the few police departments in Canada to use the G36 rifle.
VICPD is currently headed by Chief Jamie Graham (since January 1, 2009), formerly Chief Constable for the Vancouver Police Department until August 2007.
Read more about Victoria Police Department: History, Operations, Organization, Integrated Road Safety Unit (IRSU), Victoria Police Department Museum
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