The Barrie Police Service (BPS) is the

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service of the city of

Barrie Barrie is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada, about north of Toronto. The city is within Simcoe County and located along the shores of Kempenfelt Bay, the western arm of Lake Simcoe. Although physically in Simcoe County, Barrie is politically i ...

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. It is made up of 218 police personnel and 94 civilians that serve a population of 135,711, as of 2011, in an area covering . The chief of police is the highest-ranking officer of the Barrie Police Service. The current chief is Rich Johnston.

History

The Barrie Police Service is the third-oldest police force still in existence in

, after the

Kingston Police The Kingston Police is the municipal police force for the city of Kingston, Ontario. It was established by the Common Council of Kingston on December 20, 1841, to control the lawlessness happening in the Province of Canada The Provinc ...

Service (1841) and the

Hamilton Police Service The Hamilton Police Service (HPS) is the police service of the City of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. With 829 officers and 414 civilians employed under the service. It serves roughly Hamilton’s 545,000 residents. The Hamilton Police Service has ...

(1833).

Past police chiefs

* Rich Johnston, 2022-present * Kimberley Greenwood, 2013–2022 * Mark Neelin, 2010–2013 * Wayne Frechette, 2000–2010 * Jack Delcourt, 1985–2000 * Earl Snider, 1976–1985 * Ed Tschirhart, 1956–1976 - former with Kitchener force * OPP contract, 1946–1956 ** H.H. Peel, Barrie Detachment Commander Sergeant ** Morley Wright - Detachment Commander Sergeant * James Case, acting chief, 1946 * B.B. Burtchael, 1945 * Alexander Stewart, 1924–1945 * James Case, 1923–1924 * Robert King, 1888–1923 * Chief Constable Joseph Rogers, 1853–1888

Controversies

*In 2008 a senior police inspector in charge of the Barrie Police Service Professional Standards Branch was relieved of his duties after emailing a racist joke to colleagues. *In 2009 an attempted obstruction of justice was reported after senior Barrie Police Service officials initially failed to disclose and then subsequently refused to disclose the existence of criminal charges against one of their constables, which included,

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and

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, cocaine use while on duty, theft (stealing money and phone cards from an evidence bag), and obstruction of justice. *In 2010 a Barrie police constable, Jason Nevill, assaulted and arrested a man under false charges. After the incident was caught on a security camera and caused public outcry, he was later found guilty of causing bodily harm, unlawful use of authority and obstruction of evidence. Following a one-year jail sentence, Nevill resigned from the police force. *In 2021 the

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opened an investigation into the violent arrest of a 20-year-old skateboarder by Barrie police officers after video of the incident was shared on social media.

References

External links

Barrie Police website
{{Law enforcement agencies in Canada 1853 establishments in Canada Law enforcement agencies of Ontario Municipal government of Barrie Organizations established in 1853

History

Past police chiefs

Controversies

See also

References

External links