Vancouver Police Sgt. Corey Bech said her troubles became fodder for the rumour mill and she felt her police career was over.
Vancouver Police Sgt. Corey Bech said he originally met Nicole Chan when his squad regularly visited the coffee shop she worked at while attending college.
Bech said he went from mentor to friend and Chan joined him in the ceremonial squad – the volunteer group of officers who attend retirements, funerals for fallen officers and civic events. Being a police officer was her life goal and she wanted to give back to the community, he told presiding coroner Susan Barth and the five-person jury in Burnaby coroner’s court.
Bech said she became very agitated in December 2018, when it looked like neither Van Patten nor McCullough would face any consequences. He said her troubles became fodder for the rumour mill and she felt her police career was over. Bech said she didn’t want any contact with VPD officers except for him. He said there was even a rumour they were engaged in something other than a friendship or mentorship.
On Jan. 26, 2019, Bech learned Chan had been taken to hospital and later released. He spoke with her late that night, after she had returned home. She was initially “upset and angry,” but he managed to calm her.
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