Greater Sudbury Police Service

The Greater Sudbury Police Service is the police force for the municipality of Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. The Greater Sudbury area has over 3,300 square kilometres of Northern Ontario landscape.

Greater Sudbury Police Service
Service de police du Grand Sudbury  (French)
MottoOur Community, Our Commitment
Agency overview
Formed1891
Annual budget$ 48,395,879 (2012[1])
Jurisdictional structure
Legal jurisdictionMunicipal
Operational structure
HeadquartersGreater Sudbury, Ontario
Sworn members1 200 police officers
Unsworn members102
Elected officer responsible
Agency executive
Facilities
Stations2[2]
Lockups2
Boats2
Website
Official website

The police force has over 350 employees, including 1 200 police officers, and is divided into two main areas: operations and corporate services. The operations section includes the following divisions: uniform, criminal investigations, uniform field support, emergency operations and organizational support.

The current police chief is Paul Pedersen, appointed on March 25, 2014.

Services include drug enforcement, criminal investigations, domestic violence, youth liaison, traffic, special weapons And tactics, seniors' liaison, aboriginal liaison, forensics, victims' assistance, crime prevention, community response, K9.

References
  1. "Operating Budget 2012 and Capital Plan 2012-2016" (PDF). Greater Sudbury Police Service. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
  2. "Police Stations". Greater Sudbury Police Service. Retrieved 2012-11-02.


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