Appeared in the North Shore News – March 14, 2014 The political take on the West Vancouver Police Department’s turmoil is that Mayor Michael Smith now has a strong grip on Nov. 15 – municipal election day. That’s a long time off in politics. Smith may not run anyway. But the recent WVPD theatrics –…
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Heed’s reemergence raises questions
Appeared in the North Shore News – February 28, 2014 The media grabbed the shallow story. They missed the deeper story. We do that, I’ve done it. Talkin’ about the West Vancouver Police Department “scandal.” The real yarn here is the backstory — disgraced ex-cop Kash “The Stallion” Heed’s free pass to claw his way…
The police chief’s uncomfortable sandwich
Appeared in the North Shore News – July 6, 2012 Is the curse of 13th and Marine Drive striking again? After the violent public storms surrounding badly treated Chief Const. Scott Armstrong and the too well-treated Abominable Policeman Kash Heed, West Vancouver police chief Peter Lepine has not been much of a newsmaker. But a…