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Metro Vancouver traffic cop impounds 2,000 vehicles in six years He’s got a thing that’s called radar love. Cpl. Grant Gottgetreu, a traffic cop with the West Vancouver Police Department on secondment to the Integrated Road Safety Unit, on Saturday nabbed his 2,000th vehicle for excessive speeding since 2010. It is a labour of love for the 27-year veteran cop. “Some guys focus on drug enforcement, some on distracted drivers,” Gottgetreu said. “My thing is excessive speeding.” Gottgetreu said he handles…

Officers from West Vancouver Police Department and North Vancouver RCMP, and ICBC staff set up a sting operation at the corner of Capilano Road and Marine Drive in the soaking rain in time for the afternoon rush hour. One of the offenders even waved, smartphone in hand, to the undercover officer, according to the RCMP. “Most people were accepting of the fact they were in the wrong, realizing that someone had a bird’s eye view of them made them feel…

New West officers recognized on Alexa’s Team It has been seven years since four-year-old Alexa Middelaer was killed by an alcohol-impaired driver. In that time the police, her family and their supporters have worked tirelessly to make British Columbia’s roads safer for everyone — and they are. On Thursday, May 7, ICBC and MADD Canada honoured 124 members of the 2014 Alexa’s Team from the Lower Mainland for continuing to keep communities safe by removing drivers affected by alcohol or drugs from…

Speedsters beware: This West Vancouver cop has you on the radar If you’re speeding excessively through West Vancouver, chances are Cpl. Grant Gottgetreu will have you on his radar. The West Vancouver cop is likely to catch you, slap you with a fine and take your vehicle away for at least a week — or up to two months if you’re a serial speeder. Just ask the man racing for the ferry who was nailed by Gottgetreu after going 45…