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Greater Sudbury Police Service

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Greater Sudbury Police Service
Service de police du Grand Sudbury (French)
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MottoOur Community, Our Commitment
Agency overview
Formed1891
Annual budget$ 68,813,938 (2022[1])
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionCanada
Legal jurisdictionMunicipal
Operational structure
HeadquartersGreater Sudbury, Ontario
Sworn members264
Unsworn members102
Elected officer responsible
  • The Honourable Michael Kerzner, Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services
Agency executive
Facilities
Stations2[2]
Lockups2
Boats2
Website
Official website

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 (1,300 sq mi) of Northern Ontario landscape.

The police force has over 350 employees, including 264 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.

Paul Pedersen was appointed police chief 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.

History

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Originally formed in 1891, the Sudbury Police became the Sudbury Regional Police on January 1, 1973 [3] and was amalgamated in 2001 as the current Greater Sudbury Police Service.

References

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  1. ^ https://www.gsps.ca/en/about-gsps/resources/Documents/PSB-meeting---2023/FINAL-Budget-Report-January-5initial.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ "Police Stations". Greater Sudbury Police Service. Retrieved 2012-11-02.
  3. ^ Anniversary logo marks 40 years for police service 1973 - 2013, Northern Life, January 10, 2013
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