Charlottetown Police Service (CPS) is the police service for the city of
Charlottetown,
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island (PEI; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is the smallest province in terms of land area and population, but the most densely populated. The island has several nicknames: "Garden of the Gulf", ...
,
Canada
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. The service currently has 74 officers and 14 staffers. It is headed by Chief Brad MacConnell.
Programs and services
CPS programs and services includes:
* Accident Reconstruction Team
* Administration
* Bylaw Enforcement
* Court Office
* Criminal investigation branch
* Drug Investigations
* Emergency Response Team (E.R.T.)
* Identification Section (Forensics)
* Joint Forces (with the
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
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(RCMP))
* Major Crime Unit
* Operational Records Clerks
* Parking Section
* Property
* Street Crime Unit
* Tactical Troop (Riot squad)
* Telecoms Section
* Traffic section
* Uniform Patrol
The force has also been involved in
United Nations peacekeeping
Peacekeeping by the United Nations is a role held by the Department of Peace Operations as an "instrument developed by the organization as a way to help countries torn by conflict to create the conditions for lasting peace". It is distinguished ...
and the National Weapons Enforcement Support Team (NWEST).
History
In 1973
Charlottetown City Council
The Charlottetown City Council is the governing body for the city of Charlottetown, the county seat of Queen's County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. The most recent civic election took place in November 5, 2018. City council meets at Charlotte ...
voted for all police officers to carry firearms.
In 2019, it was reported that while the rest of the country's police services were struggling to boost recruitment, such as the
RCMP
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP; french: Gendarmerie royale du Canada; french: GRC, label=none), commonly known in English as the Mounties (and colloquially in French as ) is the federal and national police service of Canada. As poli ...
with as many as a thousand vacancies, the CPS was received applications from across the country and around the world, with a 100:1 ratio in applicants to open positions. On October 29, 2021, the service added seven new officers, the largest hiring in 26 years.
Controversy
A unnamed adult female lodged a complaint with the service in 2018 alleging that on multiple occasions, she had engaged in sexual activities with an officer in his police vehicle while on duty. She further alleged that on multiple occasions, the officer ignored requests for back-up from other officers over the radio so that they could continue their assignations. In her complaint, she also claimed that he was not the only officer she had sexual encounters with, while on duty in police vehicles. The service announced it had launched an internal investigation for discreditable conduct.
Agency Executive
The service is currently led by a Chief of Police, prior to that it was led by a
City Marshal
Chiefs of Police
*
Brad MacConnell, 2021–present
*
Paul Smith, 1994–2021
*
Don Webster, 1988-1994
*
Charles Ready, 1979-1988
*
Don Saunders, 1974-1979
*
Sterns Webster, 1963-1974
*
C.W. MacArthur, 1949-1963
*
A. Birtwhistle, 1927-1949
City Marshals
*
Wallace Shaw, 1925-1927
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Charles Cameron, 1888-1925
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George Passmore, 1880-1888
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Thomas Flynn, 1869-1880
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Angus MacLeod, 1862-1869
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James Evans, 1857-1862
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Michael O'Hara, 1855–1857
References
External links
Charlottetown Police Department
{{Charlottetown
1855 establishments in Prince Edward Island
Politics of Charlottetown
Law enforcement agencies of Prince Edward Island
Organizations established in 1855