Vancouver police Chief Adam Palmer retiring after a decade at the helm [Video]

Vancouver Chief Const. Adam Palmer has announced he will retire at the end of April after 37 years with the department, including almost a decade in the top job. 

Palmer announced his decision next to Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim at police headquarters, saying the choice and timing were “100 per cent” on his own terms. 

The chief said he spent his entire policing career in Vancouver, starting in 1987 and spending 13 years as a patrol officer before working his way up to the top job in May 2015. 

“As a kid, I’ve always wanted to be a cop. I’ve spent my entire 37-plus-year career here as a member of the Vancouver Police Department, starting in my early 20s as a patrol officer in East Vancouver,” he said.

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