Hearing goes next week for police inspector

The public hearing for a Vancouver police inspector accused of slapping the buttocks of a female officer has been scheduled for four days next week. VPD Insp. John de Haas was accused of slapping the officer’s backside during a Vancouver police graduation ceremony last April. He offered an apology when she confronted him at the time. De Haas received a five-day suspension without pay for discreditable conduct following a disciplinary proceeding with the Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner.