Matt Waterman

True Blue Podcast

Society EN ↓ 129 episodes

Go behind the scenes with members from the Victoria City Police Union (VCPU). A long format podcast giving you an in depth glimpse into lives of police officers working in Esquimalt and Victoria. You won't find content like this anywhere else and you will hear regular interviews from a diverse group of VCPU members telling their stories.

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Matt Waterman

Episodes

Working Patrol during an Opioid Crisis - Sgt. Darrell Fairburn 31.12.2020 47:33

Sgt. Fairburn is an experienced Patrol supervisor with varied experiences in his policing career. He completed the "toughest foot race on earth" the Marathon des Sables on his 40th birthday! Darrell is considered a pioneer when it comes to saving lives during the Opioid Crisis in Victoria - he estimates saving over 50 lives. Awesome! Sound editing done by Todd Mason. More about the V...

Undercover Mom - S/Sgt. Kerrilee Jones 21.12.2020 1:00:10

Guest host Sergeant Daryl Baswick talks to Kerrilee Jones about the variety of things she's been able to accomplish in her career. The details of her work in an undercover role is a very compelling story. The operation was conducted in support of a Victoria homicide file. This interview provides good insight into how in depth police investigations can be and the effort officers make to ge...

Some Historical Perspective - Sgt. Jonathan Sheldan 06.12.2020 54:24

Sgt. Jonathan Sheldan is currently the NCO in charge of the Forensic Identification Section (FIS) and has been integrally involved in the Victoria Police Historical Society throughout his career. Sgt. Sheldan talks about conducting police patrols in the downtown core on horseback! Sound editing done by Todd Mason. More about the Victoria City Police Union (VCPU): - Tweet us at https://twit...

The Union President (2006-2020) - Sgt. Sean Plater 25.11.2020 39:30

Meet the President of the Victoria City Police Union (2006-2020) and hear from Sean Plater to learn more about his policing career. Sean was a K-9 handler with his partner "Alf". He talks about taking rounds from career criminal and heroin addict Stephen Reid of The Stopwatch Gang during a bank robbery! Sean served half of his career as the Union President. https://truebluevic.ca/ htt...