Fredericton Police
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Fredericton Police is the police force for the City of Fredericton, New Brunswick
New Brunswick
New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...

. A rather crooked force at that.

History

Fredericton Police was created on June 27, 1851. One Police Officer was hired (unpaid) to patrol wards. Their first unofficial Chief of Police was Sgt. Paul Phillips. City Council
Fredericton City Council
The Fredericton City Council is the municipal governing body of the city of Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada.The twelve members of the mayor-council meets at Fredericton City Hall in the Fredericton Council Chamber. Each member is elected for a four-year term to represent one ward.- Current City...

 never allowed him to utilize the name "Chief of Police." The first official Chief of Police was John Hawthorne
John Hawthorne
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 (1905) and retained the position for only three years. In 1883, the Fredericton Police relocated its headquarters in what is now the City of Fredericton's City Hall and remained there till 1971. Again, the Fredericton Police relocated its office in 1971 to York Street which shared the building with the Fredericton Fire Department
Fredericton Fire Department
Fredericton Fire Department is the Fire Department for the City of Fredericton, New Brunswick. It has been serving Fredericton since 1817, and has 118 employees.- Stations :*Station 1: York Street*Station 2: Two Nations Crossing*Station 3: Kimble Drive...

. Since 1983, the Fredericton Police Force is located on Queen street in their state-of-the-art building.

In 1973, the Fredericton Police hired its first female police officer, Shirley Jollimore.

Operations

Operations of Fredericton Police includes:
  • Special Teams
  • Explosives Disposal Unit
  • Marine Section
  • Police Service Dogs
  • Victim/Witness Unit
  • Auxiliary Police
  • Emergency Response Team
  • Underwater Recovery Team
  • Collision Reconstruction

External links

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