Service de police de la Ville de Laval
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The Service de police de la ville de Laval is the municipal police force of the city of Laval, Quebec
, north of Montreal. The service consists of approximately 500 officers.
Valerie Gignac, 25, was shot and killed shortly after arriving on the scene of an argument in Laval-des-Rapides
on December 14, 2005. The suspect, Francois Pepin, had a history of mental illness
, and owned a hunting rifle despite the fact he was under a firearms ban. He was known to police and had been charged before the incident with stalking another female constable. He was charged with first-degree murder in accordance with Canadian law, which stipulates this as the automatic charge in response to killing a police officer, and is awaiting trial. On March 2, 2007, the force suffered a second loss when Constable Daniel Tessier was killed while executing a drug raid in the city of Brossard
. Tessier, who was a 17-year veteran of the force, had joined the drug squad a few days prior to his death. His alleged killer, Basil Parasiris
, was charged with first-degree murder but maintains that he was unaware it was a police raid and was acting in self defence.http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20070304/laval_shooting_070305/20070305?hub=CTVNewsAt11 He was acquitted on June 13, 2008, for reason of self-defence http://www.thestar.com/News/Canada/article/443230.
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The rank structure and current strength is:
There are six postes de quartier (community police stations) situated across the city of Laval:
Laval, Quebec
Laval is a Canadian city and a region in southwestern Quebec. It is the largest suburb of Montreal, the third largest municipality in the province of Quebec, and the 14th largest city in Canada with a population of 368,709 in 2006...
, north of Montreal. The service consists of approximately 500 officers.
Recent Deaths
The force has suffered two high-profile officer deaths in the line of duty in recent years. ConstableConstable
A constable is a person holding a particular office, most commonly in law enforcement. The office of constable can vary significantly in different jurisdictions.-Etymology:...
Valerie Gignac, 25, was shot and killed shortly after arriving on the scene of an argument in Laval-des-Rapides
Laval-des-Rapides
Laval-des-Rapides is a neighbourhood in Laval, Quebec, Canada. It was a separate city until the municipal mergers on August 6, 1965.- Geography :...
on December 14, 2005. The suspect, Francois Pepin, had a history of mental illness
Mental illness
A mental disorder or mental illness is a psychological or behavioral pattern generally associated with subjective distress or disability that occurs in an individual, and which is not a part of normal development or culture. Such a disorder may consist of a combination of affective, behavioural,...
, and owned a hunting rifle despite the fact he was under a firearms ban. He was known to police and had been charged before the incident with stalking another female constable. He was charged with first-degree murder in accordance with Canadian law, which stipulates this as the automatic charge in response to killing a police officer, and is awaiting trial. On March 2, 2007, the force suffered a second loss when Constable Daniel Tessier was killed while executing a drug raid in the city of Brossard
Brossard
Brossard is a suburban area, located on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River, opposite the island and city of Montreal.Brossard is subdivided into many smaller sections. These sections are characterized by having street names that all begin with the same letter of the alphabet...
. Tessier, who was a 17-year veteran of the force, had joined the drug squad a few days prior to his death. His alleged killer, Basil Parasiris
Basil Parasiris
Basil Parasiris is a former Montreal-area businessman who was acquitted of a first-degree murder charge in the shooting death on March 2, 2007 of Sergeant Daniel Tessier, a Laval police officer.-Execution of search warrant:...
, was charged with first-degree murder but maintains that he was unaware it was a police raid and was acting in self defence.http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20070304/laval_shooting_070305/20070305?hub=CTVNewsAt11 He was acquitted on June 13, 2008, for reason of self-defence http://www.thestar.com/News/Canada/article/443230.
Organization
The head of the force is Chief Jean-Pierre GariepyGariepy
Gariépy is a surname mostly found in North America. The most ancient known bearer of the name is Jean Gariépy who lived in Montfort-en-Chalosse, Gascony, France, from 1568 to 1609 . His son, François Gariépy, came to Nouvelle-France where he married Marie Houdin in august 1657...
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The rank structure and current strength is:
- Chef de police (Chief of PoliceChief of policeA Chief of Police is the title typically given to the top official in the chain of command of a police department, particularly in North America. Alternate titles for this position include Commissioner, Superintendent, and Chief constable...
) (1) - Brigadier en chef principal (Principal Chief BrigadierBrigadierBrigadier is a senior military rank, the meaning of which is somewhat different in different military services. The brigadier rank is generally superior to the rank of colonel, and subordinate to major general....
) (1) - Brigadier en chef (Chief Brigadier) (1)
There are six postes de quartier (community police stations) situated across the city of Laval:
- CPS/PDQ 1 - Saint-François, Saint-Vincent-de Paul and Île Duvernay
- CPS/PDQ 2 - Pont-Viau, Duvernay, Laval-des-Rapides
- CPS/PDQ 3 - Chomedey
- CPS/PDQ 4 - Laval-West, Laval sur le lac and Sainte-Dorothée
- CPS/PDQ 5 - Sainte-Rose and Fabreville
- CPS/PDQ 6 - Vimont et Auteuil