Township of Esquimalt Public Safety Building Neighbourhood patrol areas are: Esquimalt Panhandle Selkirk Colville Parklands Rockheights Devonshire West Bay Esquimalt Village Saxe Point Victoria Burnside Hillside/Quadra North Park Oaklands Victoria West Downtown Harris Green Fernwood North Jubilee Rockland James Bay Fairfield Gonzales Previous VicPD headquarters: Fort Victoria Victoria Voltigeurs Encampment at Swan Creek and Colquitz Creek area Bastion Square Gaol 1860-1880s Victoria City Hall 1880s-1918 Fisgard Street 1918-1996 Organization The Victoria Police are headed by Chief Constable Del Manak and have a total strength of 241 sworn officers. Sections and units: Main headquarters Patrol Focused enforcement team (FET) Bike squad Beat officers Traffic section CRASH reconstruction team Community resource officers Investigative services VIIMCU (Vancouver Island Integrated Major Crime Unit) Major crimes Financial crimes Special victims unit Forensic services Forensic identification (IDENT) Computer forensics Crime prevention and public affairs Public affairs Block Watch Volunteer services Reserve program Crime-Free Multi-Housing Program Operational planning and support 911 communication centre Greater Victoria Emergency Response Team (GVERT) Strike force and street crime Exhibit control and purchasing Human resources Records Information technology West Division School liaison officers Youth investigators Community resource officer K-9 units The force also recruits reserve constables, otherwise known as "auxiliary constables". Rank structure Integrated road safety unit (IRSU) Four VicPD officers are seconded to the 15-member IRSU. The IRSU is mandated as "providing intelligence led enforcement while targeting aggressive driving behaviors, reducing alcohol-related crashes, distracted driving and encouraging the use of seatbelts and front license plates." within the Capital Regional District. This unit comprises officers from the Saanich Police Department, Victoria Police Department, Oak Bay Police Department, Central Saanich Police and the RCMP under an agreement with the BC Ministry of Public Safety and solicitor general and they patrol in specially marked cars and are able to enforce laws outside their municipal jurisdiction. Museum In late 2014, the onsite police museum at the Victoria police station Caledonia headquarters was closed. The 150 years of policing artifacts from the early days of British Columbia to recent times were moved into storage. The VicPD Hall of Honour, which celebrates the accomplishments of both sworn and civilian staff was created in its place. The Hall of Honour was officially opened to the public on September 29, 2015. In literature Victoria resident Stanley Evans has written a series of mysteries featuring a Coast Salish character, Silas Seaweed, who works as an investigator with the Victoria Police