• Source: Charlottetown Police Service

      • Charlottetown Police Service (CPS) is the police service for the city of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada. As of 2023 the service employs 70 police officers and 10 civilians, and has a budget of $12.4 million. It is headed by Chief Brad MacConnell.


      Programs and services


      CPS programs and services includes:

      Accident Reconstruction Team
      Administration
      Bylaw Enforcement
      Court Office
      Criminal investigation branch
      Drug Investigations
      Emergency Response Team (E.R.T.)
      Identification Section (Forensics)
      Joint Forces (with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP))
      Major Crime Unit
      Operational Records Clerks
      Parking Section
      Property
      Street Crime Unit
      Tactical Troop (Riot squad)
      Telecoms Section
      Traffic section
      Uniform Patrol
      The force has also been involved in United Nations peacekeeping and the National Weapons Enforcement Support Team (NWEST).


      History



      In 1973 Charlottetown City Council voted for all police officers to carry firearms.
      In 2019, it was reported that while the rest of the country's police services were struggling to boost recruitment, such as the RCMP with as many as a thousand vacancies, the CPS was received applications from across the country and around the world, with a 100:1 ratio in applicants to open positions. On October 29, 2021, the service added seven new officers, the largest hiring in 26 years.


      = Controversy

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      An unnamed adult female lodged a complaint with the service in 2018 alleging that on multiple occasions, she had engaged in sexual activities with an officer in his police vehicle while on duty. She further alleged that on multiple occasions, the officer ignored requests for back-up from other officers over the radio so that they could continue their assignations. In her complaint, she also claimed that he was not the only officer she had sexual encounters with, while on duty in police vehicles. The service announced it had launched an internal investigation for discreditable conduct.


      = Agency Executive

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      The service is currently led by a Chief of Police, prior to that it was led by a City Marshal


      Chiefs of Police


      Brad MacConnell, 2021–present
      Paul Smith, 1994–2021
      Don Webster, 1988-1994
      Charles Ready, 1979-1988
      Don Saunders, 1974-1979
      Sterns Webster, 1963-1974
      C.W. MacArthur, 1949-1963
      A. Birtwhistle, 1927-1949


      City Marshals


      Wallace Shaw, 1925-1927
      Charles Cameron, 1888-1925
      George Passmore, 1880-1888
      Thomas Flynn, 1869-1880
      Angus MacLeod, 1862-1869
      James Evans, 1857-1862
      Michael O'Hara, 1855–1857


      References




      External links


      Charlottetown Police Department

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