Surrey asks for Vancouver's help with replacing RCMP with municipal police force

SURREY – Surrey has asked for help from Vancouver’s city staff and police force as it moves forward with a plan to replace its RCMP detachment with a municipal police service.
Mayor Doug McCallum says in a news release that the Vancouver Police Department is internationally recognized as a best-practice, evidence-based force and Surrey hopes to create a similar model.
He says Surrey wants a municipal police service that takes a leading-edge approach to preventing and solving crime an