Thunder Bay Police Service
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| Thunder Bay Police Service | |
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| Established: | 1970 |
| Headquarters: | 1200 Balmoral Street Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B 5Z5 |
| Chief of Police: | Robert P. Herman |
| Sworn officers: | 222 |
| Civilian employees: | 95 |
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The Thunder Bay Police Service is the police force for the city of Thunder Bay and municipality of Oliver Paipoonge, Ontario, Canada, a service area of 679 km² (262.2 sq mi) with a population of 114,897. The force has 222 sworn officers, 198 per 100,000 people, which is 6 more than the provincial average of 192.[1] The Chief Constable is Robert P. Herman.
The force is governed by the Police Services Act of Ontario, under which a five member civilian "Police Services Board" is responsible for the Thunder Bay Police and is chaired by a municipal appointee. The board chair is Wayne Bahlieda, and other members include mayor Lynn Peterson, councillor Joe Virdiramo, Philomena Pauluk, and Debra Johnsen. Its secretary is John Hannam.
[edit] History
Thunder Bay Police was formed in 1970, a result of the amalgamation of the cities of Port Arthur and Fort William and their respective police forces. The force was originally headquartered in the Fort William Police station, which is now the home of the Thunder Bay Historical Museum. The headquarters was relocated to 1200 Balmoral Street in 1987 and the entire agency was under one roof by 1993. The 9-1-1 emergency service was implemented in the summer of 1986.
[edit] Branches
The force is made up of six branches: administration, uniform patrol, criminal investigation, neighourhood policing, resource centre, and traffic.
Uniform patrol includes an emergency task unit/containment team and K9 Unit. Criminal investigation includes street gang, property crime, crime scene, and fraud units, an intelligence section and a crime analyst. Neighbourhood policing centres are located in both of Thunder Bay's urban cores and in six suburban neighbourhoods.
[edit] References
- ^ Gomes, Julio. "Show of strength", The Chronicle-Journal, 21 November 2007. Retrieved on 24 November 2007.
