Advocates for vulnerable people in Vancouver have filed a complaint to the city's police board asking that a new unit aimed at responding to low-level crime and street disorder be halted. In the complaint to the police board, filed Monday morning, the three organizations want the VPD to halt the deployment of the neighbourhood response team and disclose more information about its creation. The advocates want policing in Vancouver to reflect a desire for different approaches. A collection of weapons the Vancouver Police Department says its neighbourhood response team seized in the first 11 days on the job. The Vancouver Police Board is the employer and governing body of the Vancouver Police Department and provides civilian governance and oversight of policing.

Source: CBC News November 16, 2020 15:56 UTC