Guelph Police Service
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Guelph Police Service is the police force for the city of Guelph
, Ontario
. GPS was formed in 1827 with the founding of the city, and has grown to an authorized strength of 197 sworn officers (184 actual officers in 2007) civilian staff of 84 and serves a population of around 120,000. The chief of police is Robert Davis and the departmental headquarters are located at 15 Wyndham Street South. The force is governed by the Police Services Act of Ontario
, under which a five member civilian "Police Services Board" is responsible for the Guelph police and is chaired by a municipal appointee.
Guelph
Guelph is a city in Ontario, Canada.Guelph may also refer to:* Guelph , consisting of the City of Guelph, Ontario* Guelph , as the above* University of Guelph, in the same city...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
. GPS was formed in 1827 with the founding of the city, and has grown to an authorized strength of 197 sworn officers (184 actual officers in 2007) civilian staff of 84 and serves a population of around 120,000. The chief of police is Robert Davis and the departmental headquarters are located at 15 Wyndham Street South. The force is governed by the Police Services Act of Ontario
Police Services Act of Ontario
The Police Services Act of Ontario is a provincial act governing the conduct of police officers in the Canadian province of Ontario. This legislation is within the responsibility of the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services...
, under which a five member civilian "Police Services Board" is responsible for the Guelph police and is chaired by a municipal appointee.
GPS branches
- Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT) - 21 member team
- Downtown/Tactical Team - 13 member team
- Downtown Liaison
- Neighbourhood Teams
- Canine
- Traffic
- Strike Liaison
- Civil Emergencies
- Bike Patrol
- Crime Analyst
- Criminal Investigations
- Drugs and Intelligence
- Forensic Identification
- Communications
- Community Relations
- Training
Fleet
- Ford Crown VictoriaFord Crown Victoria-1992–1994:Released in March 1991 as an early 1992 model, the Crown Victoria sedan was completely redesigned with a rounder, eight-window roofline . The redesign reduced the coefficient of drag from 0.42 to 0.34; the suspension setup was also heavily revised...
Police Interceptor cruisers - Chevrolet ImpalaChevrolet ImpalaThe Chevrolet Impala is a full-size automobile built by the Chevrolet division of General Motors introduced for the 1958 model year. Deriving its name from the southern African antelope, Chevrolet's most expensive passenger model through 1965 had become the best-selling automobile in the United...
SS unmarked cruisers - Mobile Command Unit - converted RV
Past vehicles
- Ford Crown VictoriaFord Crown Victoria-1992–1994:Released in March 1991 as an early 1992 model, the Crown Victoria sedan was completely redesigned with a rounder, eight-window roofline . The redesign reduced the coefficient of drag from 0.42 to 0.34; the suspension setup was also heavily revised...
LTD cruiser - Chevrolet CapriceChevrolet CapriceThe Chevrolet Caprice is a full-sized automobile produced by the Chevrolet Division of General Motors in North America for the 1965 through 1996 model years. Full-size Chevrolet sales peaked in 1965 with over a million sold. It was the most popular American car in the sixties and early seventies....
cruiser - Chevrolet ImpalaChevrolet ImpalaThe Chevrolet Impala is a full-size automobile built by the Chevrolet division of General Motors introduced for the 1958 model year. Deriving its name from the southern African antelope, Chevrolet's most expensive passenger model through 1965 had become the best-selling automobile in the United...
cruiser
External links
- Guelph Police Service official website.