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Report on claim of VPD ‘Task Force Barrage’ arrest quota coming in June | Globalnews.ca

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Vancouver Police Board says a full report into a complaint about political motivations and arrest quotas will be delivered in June .

The complaint says the department arbitrarily set arrest quotas as part of Mayor Ken Sim ’s “ Task Force Barrage ,” an initiative in the Downtown Eastside to crack down on drug-related and other violence and crime.

Outgoing Police Chief Adam Palmer says the task force's work has led to large decreases in break-ins and robberies and violent crimes.

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