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Surviving the Discipline Process - Sgt. Ron Kirkwood

November 01, 2025 • Matt Waterman/Todd Mason • Season 5 • Episode 14

Sgt. Ron Kirkwood joined VicPD in 2009 after serving his country in the Royal Canadian Air Force. Ron's career includes time in Patrol, walking the Beat in the downtown core and a number of years on the Greater Victoria Emergency Response Team (GVERT).

In this episode Ron talks about his journey through the Police Discipline Process after discharging his ARWEN which unfortunately resulted in a death, he explains the excessively long investigations he went through, the ups and downs of thinking it was over and lastly the effect it had on him and his family. Nearly 6 years passed during this review - far too long.

Ron has returned to work now and we wish him well in his future career aspirations.

Sound editing done by Todd Mason.

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