Cornwall Police Service

Cornwall Police Service Service Communautaire de la Police de Cornwall
The badge worn by Cornwall police officers.
Abbreviation	CPS
Agency overview
Formed	1860
Annual budget	$21,800,591CAD[1]
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Municipality of the City of Cornwall
Size	62 square kilometres (24 sq mi)
Population	47,845 (2021 Census)
Legal jurisdiction	Municipal
Governing body	Cornwall Police Service Board
General nature	Local civilian police
Operational structure
Headquarters	340 Pitt St.
Sworn Officers	93 Police officers 12 Special constables
Civilian Employees	37 Civilian employees 13 Part-time staff
Elected officers responsible	Michael Kerzner, Minister of the Solicitor General Shawna Spowart, Chief of Police
Facilities
Stations	2 (Including headquarters)

The Cornwall Police Service (CPS) is the municipal police service of Cornwall, Ontario, Canada. Although it was not officially founded as the city's police service until 1957, an established law enforcement agency has been present in Cornwall since 1860, making it one of the oldest police services in the province of Ontario. Today the CPS is constituted of over 150 members operating on approximately 62 square kilometers and serving 47,845 people.^[2][3]

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• Patrol Unit
• Cornwall Emergency Response Team (C.E.R.T.)
• Bicycle and Foot Patrol

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• Criminal Investigations Unit
• Forensic Identification Unit
• Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Unit
• Street Crime Unit (Drug trafficking)

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• Crime Reduction and Community Partnership Unit
• Marine Unit
• Community Operations
• Youth Services Unit
• Victims Services Unit
• Vulnerable Sector Mobile Acute Response Team (VSAMRT)
• Accredited Facility Dog (Mental Health Companion)

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• Communication Unit
• Court Bureau

As with most police services throughout Canada, the Cornwall police service relies primarily on Ford Interceptors Utility for patrolling duties.

In addition to Ford Interceptors, the CPS, along with many other police services uses modified Dodge Chargers for patrol.^[5]

In early 2022 the CPS acquired 3 hybrid Ford interceptors as a trial to incorporating HEVs to their fleet. The justifications brought forward by the officer in charge included rising fuel costs, and long idling times while on duty.^[6]

On September 1, 2022 the CPS purchased a new Armored Rescue Vehicle (ARV) designed for emergency responses to dangerous situations. The ARV purchased by the CPS is a demo model manufactured by Zodiac Engineering.^[7][8] This vehicle was purchased for $95,000CAD using funds from the 2022 CPS fleet budget which was not entirely used due to supply chain issues.

The CPS historically used Crown Victoria Police Interceptors as their primary patrol vehicle^[9] however, with official production ending in 2011 most police services including the CPS have transitioned to newer and more advanced police vehicles. It is currently unclear, but unlikely that the Cornwall police service still uses these vehicles.^[10]

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• 1882–1902: Allan Cameron (First Chief)
• 1902–1919: Robert Smyth
• 1919–1920: John Fyvie
• 1920–1921: W.H. Howard
• 1921–1924: John Paterson
• 1924–1925: Joseph E. Phillion
• 1925–1943: Fred Seymour
• 1943–1953: Frank Hunter
• 1953–1974: Allan Clarke
• 1974–1984: Earl Landry
• 1984–1994: Claude Shaver
• 1994–1995: Carl Johnston
• 1995–2003: Anthony Repa
• 2004–2018: Daniel Parkinson
• 2018–2021: Danny Aikman
• 2021–Present: Shawna Spowart (Current Chief)

The rank insignia worn by the Cornwall Police is similar to the one used in other police services throughout Canada.

Rank[12]	Commanding officers		Senior officers		Police officers
	Chief of police	Deputy chief of police	Superintendent	Inspector	Staff sergeant	Sergeant	First class constable	Second class constable	Third class constable	Fourth class constable
Insignia (slip-on)
Insignia (shoulder board)					Shoulder boards not used for these ranks