Lethbridge Regional Police Service

Lethbridge Regional Police Service

Logo of the Lethbridge Regional Police Service
Motto Providing Safe Communities
Agency overview
Formed 1 February, 2004
Legal personality Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
Legal jurisdiction Regional
General nature
Operational structure
Sworn members 163
Unsworn members

50

Volunteer = 48
Elected officer responsible The Honourable Jonathan Denis, Minister of Justice and Solicitor General
Agency executive Robert A. Davis, Chief of Police
Facilities
Stations 1
Website
Official website

Lethbridge Regional Police Service was established 1 February 2004 when the police services of Lethbridge and Coaldale, Alberta, amalgamated. The service covers Lethbridge and Coaldale.

History

The Lethbridge Police Force was established in 1902 with a staff of two and served a population of about 2,000. Thomas "the just" Lewis was appointed the Chief of Police. In 2009, the police service employed 155 officers, 47 civilian staff and over 40 civilian volunteers, and served a population of 92,435.

Lethbridge Regional Police Commission

The service is governed by a nine-person commission composed of three members of the Lethbridge City Council and the Coaldale town council and six citizens. The commission oversees the service, allocates funds from both councils and establishes policing policies. They provide instruction to the police chief regarding sufficient staffing levels.

Organization

The head of the service is Chief Tom McKenzie, who has over 30 years of policing experience with the service. The executive officers heading the service's four divisions are Inspector Tom Ascroft, Inspector Colin Catonio, Inspector Jeff Cove, and Inspector Bill Kaye.

Rank

The rank structure consists of the following:

  1. Chief
  2. Deputy Chief
  3. Inspector
  4. Staff sergeant
  5. Sergeant
  6. Senior constable
  7. Constable

Training

As of 2005, newly hired officers must complete the Police Recruit Training Program through the Centre for Advancement in Community Justice, located at the Lethbridge College.

Structure

The organization of the police service includes four divisions: community policing, criminal investigation, administrative support and support services.

Community policing

The community policing division maintains peace and good order, protects lives and property, and prevents and detects crime. It accomplishes this through the following:

Criminal investigation

The criminal investigation division provides support services to on-going investigations through the major and organized crimes sections. Key areas of the division include the following:

Administrative support

The administrative support division oversees the following areas:

Support services

The support services division provides support to all other divisions as required, including a specialized response to ongoing crises and ensuring the continuous flow of information. This division is responsible for:

Fleet

The majority of marked patrol vehicles deployed by the service are Ford Crown Victoria police interceptors. Some other marked vehicles are a Dodge Durango and a Ford Econoline van. Patrol vehicles contain the traditional black-and-white paint scheme.1 Dodge Charger Police package patrol car and 1 Ford Police interceptior were also added to the fleet in early 2013.

In 2012, the Lethbridge Regional Police Service added two Victory Commander I police motorcycles to its fleet. This followed a 20-year absence of motorcycles in the fleet.

Officers carry SIG Sauer P226 pistols in .40 S&W as standard sidearm.

See also

External links

the fleet has also added 2 dodge charger police package interceptors to the fleet

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