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The Durham Regional Police Service (DRPS) is the police service operated by and serving the Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario

Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario

The Regional Municipality of Durham, informally referred to as Durham Region, is a regional municipality located in Southern Ontario east of Toronto, Ontario. It has an area of approximately 2,500 square kilometres. Durham Region is considered part of the Greater Toronto Area, with the communities...

, Canada

Canada

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. The force serves the following local municipalities, with a combined population of 589,850:

Pickering, Ontario
Pickering, Ontario
Pickering is a city located in Southern Ontario, Canada immediately east of Toronto in Durham Region. It is part of the Greater Toronto Area, the largest metropolitan area in Canada.- Early Period :...
Oshawa, Ontario
Oshawa, Ontario
Oshawa is a city in Ontario, Canada, on the Lake Ontario shoreline. It lies in Southern Ontario approximately 60 kilometres east of downtown Toronto. It is commonly viewed as the eastern anchor of both the Greater Toronto Area and the Golden Horseshoe. It is now commonly referred to as the most...
Whitby, Ontario
Whitby, Ontario
Whitby is a town in Durham Region. Whitby is located in Southern Ontario east of Toronto on the north shore of Lake Ontario, and is home to the headquarters of Durham Region...
Ajax, Ontario
Ajax, Ontario
Ajax is a town in the Durham Region in the Greater Toronto Area.The town is named for the HMS Ajax a Royal Navy cruiser that served in World War II. Ajax is a part of the Greater Toronto Area and the...
Clarington, Ontario
Clarington, Ontario
Clarington is a municipality in Ontario, Canada in the Regional Municipality of Durham. It took its present name in 1994 after having been known as the Town of Newcastle from 1974-93. The name change was made to alleviate long-standing confusion between the municipality as a whole and the included...
Scugog, Ontario
Scugog, Ontario
Scugog is a township in the Regional Municipality of Durham, south-central Ontario, Canada. A smaller Scugog Township was also a historic municipality and geographic township prior to the amalgamation that formed the current municipality.-History:...
Brock, Ontario
Brock, Ontario
Brock is a township in the Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario, Canada. Brock Township is also a former municipality and geographic township prior to the amalgamation that formed the current municipality.-History:...
Uxbridge, Ontario
Uxbridge, Ontario
Uxbridge is a township in south-central Ontario, Canada, in the Regional Municipality of Durham, in the Greater Toronto Area.The main centre in the township is the namesake community of Uxbridge...

The DRPS and York Regional Police

York Regional Police

York Regional Police is a law enforcement organization that serves over 1.1 million residents in the York Region, Ontario, Canada, located north of Toronto...

are the only two police forces in the Greater Toronto Area

Greater Toronto Area

The Greater Toronto Area is the largest metropolitan area in Canada, with a 2006 census population of 5.5 million. The Greater Toronto Area is usually defined as the central city of Toronto, along with four regional municipalities surrounding it: Durham, Halton, Peel, and York...

with air support.

The DRPS was formed in 1974 through the amalgamation of a number of local police forces in the area, coincident with the establishment of the Regional Municipality of Durham.

Organization

DRPS is led by:

Chief of Police Mike Ewles
Deputy Chief Scott Burns (Operations)
Deputy Chief Sherry Whiteway (Operational Support)

Durham Regional Police Headquarters is in Whitby, Ontario

Whitby, Ontario

Whitby is a town in Durham Region. Whitby is located in Southern Ontario east of Toronto on the north shore of Lake Ontario, and is home to the headquarters of Durham Region...

at the Regional Municipality of Durham Headquarters building with a budget of $124.0 million

In October 2008, the Durham Regional Police Service was named one of "Canada's Top 100 Employers

Canada's Top 100 Employers

Canada's Top 100 Employers is an annual competition that recognizes the best places in Canada to work. First held in 1999, the project aims to single out the employers that lead their industries in offering exceptional working conditions and progressive human resources policies. Winners are...

" by Mediacorp Canada Inc., and was featured in Maclean's
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newsmagazine. Later that month, it was also named one of Greater Toronto's Top Employers

Greater Toronto's Top Employers

Greater Toronto's Top Employers is an annual competition that recognizes the best places to work in the Greater Toronto Area...

, which was announced by the Toronto Star

Toronto Star

The Toronto Star is Canada's highest-circulation newspaper, based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its print edition is distributed almost entirely within the province of Ontario...

newspaper. *NOTE* No member of the Service was surveyed in relation to these honours.

Durham Regional Police is a member of O.A.L.E.P.

O.A.L.E.P.

The Ontario Association of Law Enforcement Planners is an organization based in Ontario, Canada and comprises members from Police agencies across the province....

Police senior officers

The day-to-day and regional operations are commanded by senior officers:

Superintendent

Staff Inspector

Inspector / Duty Inspector

Police officers

Detective Sergeant
Staff Sergeant
Detective
Sergeant
Detective Constable
Senior Constable
Constable - 1st Class
Constable - 2nd Class
Constable - 3rd Class
Constable - 4th Class
Special Court Constables

Operational support units

In 2006, Durham Regional Police had 806 sworn constables and 272 civilians.

Some of the units within the force are:

Air Support Unit
Auxiliary Unit (Auxiliary Constable
Auxiliary Constable
Auxiliary Constables or Reserve Constables are unpaid citizens who volunteer their time and skills to a police force. They are uniformed, unarmed members who performs a similar role to their UK counterpart in the Special Constabulary...

)
Bail and Parole Unit
Canine Unit
Case Management Unit
Crime Analysis Unit
Drug Unit
E-Crimes Unit
Explosive Disposal Unit
Forensic Identification Unit
Homicide Unit
Hostage Negotiators
Information Technology Unit
Marine Unit
Major Incident Command
Major Fraud Unit
Professional Standards Unit
Public Order Unit
Regional Alternate Response Unit
Robbery Unit
Records Unit
Sexual Assault Unit
Surveillance Unit
Tactical Support Unit
Technical Services
Threat Assessment Unit
Traffic Enforcement Unit
Traffic Collision Unit
Victim Services Unit

Policing divisions

The force is organized into several police offices:

Ajax/Pickering Community Office
Oshawa Community Police Office
Clarington Community Police Office
North Durham Community Police Office
Whitby Community Police Office

Fleet

DRPS's fleet of vehicles consists of the following:
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Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor

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Dodge Charger

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Ford Excursion

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|Bell Helicopters 206 JetRanger

Bell 206

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Uniform

The DRP crest is used on vehicles, headgear and uniforms, and consists of St. Edward's Crown

St. Edward's Crown

St Edward's Crown was one of the English Crown Jewels and remains one of the senior British Crown Jewels, being the official coronation crown used in the coronation of first English, then British, and finally Commonwealth realms monarchs...

over a round blue shield with the legend "Durham Regional Police" in white, encircling a red maple leaf overlaid with gold scales of justice

Scales of Justice

Scales of Justice can refer to:* Justice* Scales held by Lady Justice symbolizing the measure of a case's support and opposition* Scales of Justice , a 1983 Australian television drama* Scales of Justice , a 1990 American series...

. The crest is based on that of the former City of Oshawa

Oshawa, Ontario

Oshawa is a city in Ontario, Canada, on the Lake Ontario shoreline. It lies in Southern Ontario approximately 60 kilometres east of downtown Toronto. It is commonly viewed as the eastern anchor of both the Greater Toronto Area and the Golden Horseshoe. It is now commonly referred to as the most...

police department, with the maple leaf and scales replacing the city's coat of arms.

Tactical Support Unit

T.S.U is responsible for handling dangerous situations not handled by regular uniformed officers. The Durham Regional Police T.S.U also has a mutual aid agreement with the York Regional Police Emergency Response Unit. In the event of a large scale event, or a call out that could take a significant amount of time, both departments provide assistance to one another.

Marine Unit

The Marine Unit is responsible for the Enforcment of Three Bodies of water in The Region, Lake Ontario, Lake Scugog, and Lake Simcoe (the area of and around Beaverton, Thorah Island and parts of the Trent-Severn Waterway). Members of the Marine Unit are specially trained for Marine enforcement and rescue duties including Ice Rescue. The unit is attached to the traffic enforcement unit.

The Durham Regional Police Marine Unit also has a mutual aid agreement with the Toronto Police, for Lake Ontario as well as Side Scan Sonar and R.O.V. and with the York Regional Police for Lake Simcoe as well as Side Scan Sonar and Diver services. In the event of a large scale event, or a call out that could take a significant amount of time, these Police Services provide assistance to one another.

The Marine Unit consists of 7 officers.

Equipment

20 foot Hurricane Zodiac
Zodiac
In astronomy, the zodiac is a circle of twelve 30° divisions of celestial longitude which are centred upon the ecliptic: the apparent path of the Sun across the celestial sphere over the course of the year...
26 foot Baja cruiser
34-foot Hike Metal Products patrol, search and rescue vessel (2004)

External links

Durham Regional Police Service

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