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To: TobagoJack who wrote (60363)	1/23/2010 7:19:52 PM
From: elmatador	1 Recommendation Respond to of 217840

I guess violent officers are Huang and Wen! So it is all the family. :-) No need to the Canadian Anglos to worry about the case.

To: TobagoJack who wrote (60363)	1/23/2010 7:42:43 PM
From: average joe	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 217840

Did not notice Chu being Chinese - I guess that does make things conspiratorial. Chief Constable Jim Chu Jim Chu, a 30-year veteran with the Vancouver Police Department, was appointed Chief Constable in August 2007. He joined the VPD in 1979. His early assignments included Patrol Constable, School Liaison Officer, and Planning and Research. He was promoted to Corporal in 1989 and then Detective in 1990. He held investigative assignments in the General Investigation and Robbery Squads then returned to patrol as a sergeant in 1991. Five years later, as the sergeant in charge of the Recruiting Unit, he authored the VPD Applicant Guide, and restructured the outreach programs and swearing-in ceremonies. A highlight of his career occurred in 1997 when he became an inspector and the Vancouver Police Project Manager on the E-Comm project. He managed the VPD transitions onto the E-Comm radio system, the new dispatch facility, the PRIME-BC Records Management system, and a new mobile computing and data access platform. That led to increasing responsibilities as the Patrol District Four Commander in 2001. He was promoted to Deputy Chief in 2003 in charge of the Support Services Division, and later, the Operations Support Division. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Simon Fraser University and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of British Columbia. He is a graduate of the FBI National Executive Institute. Other related experiences include: Elected in October 2001 as a Director of the IACP Law Enforcement Information Management Section. Served as Chair in 2006-2007. Former co-chair of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police Informatics Committee. Volunteer trustee on the Richmond Public Library Board, elected as vice-chair for two years, and chair for two years. Employed as a part-time contract faculty member in the Douglas College Department of Criminology, and taught introduction to policing and community policing courses. Authored the book, Law Enforcement Information Technology, © CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 2001. Also published articles in many other journals, such as Police Chief Magazine, Law and Order, Canadian Police Chief magazine, and Radio Resource. Former President of the Vancouver Police Officers Mess. Former member of Board of Governors, Justice Institute of B.C. Chair, Police Information Portal National Governance Committee. He was awarded the BC Library Trustee “Super Trustee” award in 1999, and received a Chief Constable’s Commendation in 2000 for his work on the E-Comm technology projects. In May 2007, he was invested by the Governor General as an “Officer” of the Order of Merit of Police Services. Jim is married to Vicki, who is a retired Vancouver Police officer, and they have four children. He is an avid hockey player. vancouver.ca