The Peel Regional Police (PRP) provides police services for Peel Region in Ontario, Canada. As of 2005, it is the second largest municipal police service in Ontario after the Toronto Police Service and third largest in Canada with 1,700 uniformed members and close to 600 support staff. Headquarters denotes the location where most, if not all, of the important functions of an organization are concentrated. ... Bramptons City Hall Brampton, Ontario is a city in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada. ... Chief of Police is the title typically given to the head of a police department, particularly in the United States and Canada. ... Police officers in South Australia A police officer (or policeman/policewoman) is a warranted worker of a police force. ... Motto: Working for you Area: 1,241. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Official languages English (de facto) Government Lieutenant-Governor David C. Onley Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament House seats 107 Senate seats 24 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area... Two auxillary police officers in Ramsden Park The Toronto Police Service (TPS), formerly the Metropolitan Toronto Police, is the police force for the City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ...

The Peel Region Police serve the approximately 1,000,000 citizens of Mississauga and Brampton, located immediately west of Toronto, and the Pearson International Airport which annually sees 26 million travellers. Toronto Pearson International Airport, located in Mississauga, Ontario, immediately west of Toronto, is Canadas busiest and largest airport. ...

History

Peel Regional Police was established in tandem with the creation of the Regional Municipality of Peel on January 1st, 1974. It incorporated the former police departments of Mississauga, Port Credit, Streetsville, Brampton, and Chinguacousy. Motto: Pride in our past, Faith in our future Area: 288. ... Port Credit (pop. ... Streetsville is marked by street signs and banners along Queen Street. ... Nickname: Location in the Region of Peel, in the Province of Ontario Coordinates: , Country Province Region Peel Incorporation 1853 (village)   1873 (town)   1974 (city) Government  - Mayor Susan Fennell  - Governing Body Brampton City Council (click for members)  - MPs Navdeep Bains, Colleen Beaumier, Ruby Dhalla, Gurbax Malhi  - MPPs Vic Dhillon, Linda Jeffrey... Chinguacousy Township within Peel County. ...

Mission statement

Peel Regional Police, in partnership with the community, will strive to create a safe environment in which to live, work, and visit.

Command structure

The Peel Regional Police divides the region into five divisions. Major police stations are located in each division which are supported by smaller Community Police Stations. These provide residents with services to deal with traffic complaints, neighbour disputes, minor thefts, community issues, landlord-tenant disputes, on-going problems in a neighbourhood, found property, and respond to questions related to policing in the community.

11 Division

Commanded by Superintendent John Nielsen.

• 3030 Erin Mills Parkway, Mississauga

Community Police Stations

• Clarkson, 2057 Royal Windsor Drive
• Erin Mills, 3476 Glen Erin Drive
• Meadowvale, 6677 Meadowvale Town Centre Circle

12 Division

Commanded by Superintendent Frank Roselli.

• 4600 Dixie Road, Mississauga

Community Police Stations

• Bloor Street, 3461 Dixie Road
• Cooksville, 3038 Hurontario Street
• Lakeshore, 268 Lakeshore Road East
• Square One, 85 Queen Street South

21 Division

Commanded by acting Superintendent Steve Wollaston.

• 185 Central Park Drive, Bramalea

Community Police Stations

• Malton, 7205 Goreway Drive
• Springdale, 6-51 Mountainash Road

22 Division (Headquarters)

Commanded by Superintendent Jim Patton.

• 7750 Hurontario Street, Brampton

Community Police Stations

• Loafers Lake, 30 Loafers Lake Lane
• Queen Street, 148 Queen Street East
• South Brampton, 499 Ray Lawson Boulevard

Airport Division

Commanded by Superintendent Ed Toye.

• 2951 Convair Drive, Mississauga

Recruitment

The Peel Regional Police is the only police service in Ontario, which does not subscribe to Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police constable selection process. Unlike every other police service in the province, the Peel Regional Police does not charge for its testing.

The physical requirements are significantly more strenuous than for other police services and include:

• 1.5 mile run
• 100 yard sprint
• Push-ups
• Curl-ups
• Chin-ups
• Bench press
• Flexibility
• Body-fat test

Uniform

As of January 2008, front line officers wear black shirts, cargo pants with a red stripe and boots. Winter jackets are either black or reflective orange/yellow with the word POLICE in white and blue at the back. Hats are standard forage caps with a red band. Yukon hats are worn in the winter.

Senior officers wear white shirts and a black dress jacket.

Fleet

Peel Regional Police Patrol Car

Peel Regional Police has a fleet of 264 vehicles including: Image File history File linksMetadata Peelpolicecar1. ...

• Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptors
• Dodge Charger (LX)
• Chevrolet Impala
• Harley-Davidson FL
• Chevrolet Tahoe - airport enforcement

• Marine 1 - 33 foot, twin diesel powered, twin propeller, aluminum-hulled motor vessel
• Marine 2 - 26 foot rigid hull inflatable vessel powered by twin 150 horsepower outboard motors

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Units

• Traffic Enforcement
  • Regional Traffic
  • Regional Breath Unit
  • Major Collision Bureau

• Investigation
  • Gang Unit
  • Homicide
  • Central Robbery Bureau
  • Special Victims Unit
  • Street Crime
  • Forensic Identification
  • Commercial Auto Crime Bureau
  • ICE Unit
  • Technological Crime
  • Morality

• Special
  • Dive Team
  • Tactical Response Unit
  • Canine Bureau
  • Marine Unit

• Community Support
  • Family Violence
  • Auxiliary Program
  • Alarm Program
  • Diversity Relations
  • Labour Liaison
  • Drug Education

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Town of Caledon Policing

The northern boundary of Peel Regional Police's responsible area is the Town of Caledon's and City of Brampton's townline. Therefore Caledon is under the responsibility of Ontario Provincial Police. The village of Snelgrove (formerly within the boundary of Caledon, but now within Brampton), however, is within Peel Regional Police's jurisdiction. Caledon (2001 population 50,595) is a town in the Regional Municipality of Peel in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada. ... Nickname: Location in the Region of Peel, in the Province of Ontario Coordinates: , Country Province Region Peel Incorporation 1853 (village)   1873 (town)   1974 (city) Government  - Mayor Susan Fennell  - Governing Body Brampton City Council (click for members)  - MPs Navdeep Bains, Colleen Beaumier, Ruby Dhalla, Gurbax Malhi  - MPPs Vic Dhillon, Linda Jeffrey... Caledon (2001 population 50,595) is a town in the Regional Municipality of Peel in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada. ... The Ontario Provincial Police (O.P.P.) is the provincial police force for the province of Ontario, Canada. ... Snelgrove, Ontario is a village within the Town of Caledon and Peel Regional Municipality, Ontario. ...

Policing on 400-series highways (like King's Highways 407 ETR, 403, 410) are in the jurisdiction of the Ontario Provincial Police. Peel Police patrol the Peel section of Highway 409 leading to the airport. The Ontario Provincial Police (O.P.P.) is the provincial police force for the province of Ontario, Canada. ...

Awards

• (1995) Won the Webber Seavey Award for quality in law enforcement sponsored by the International Association of Chiefs of Police and Motorola.

• (1995) Awarded the Certificate of Merit by the National Quality Institute's (NQI) "Canada Awards of Excellence" program.

• (1994) Accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA), the first police service in Ontario to receive this distinction and only the fifth in Canada.^[1]

Members of the Peel Regional Police are involved in fundraising for a variety of charities and community causes. They have annually raised over $1,000,000 for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and $140,000 through the "Cops for Cancer" program. They are also one of the region's largest donators to the United Way. Members of the force are involved in public service and volunteerism throughout the community. The United Way of America is a coalition of charitable organizations that have traditionally pooled efforts in fundraising. ...

Controversies

Misconduct Allegations

• (2008) Constable Roger Yeo was accused of stalking young girls while off-duty in the summer and fall of 2005. He was charged with discreditable conduct, suspended with pay, and subject to a disciplinary hearing. During the course of the investigation into the stalking allegations Yeo said he had used steroids while on the job and claimed other officers had also done so. This prompted Chief Mike Metcalf to launch an investigation into steroid use in the force.^[2]

The disciplinary hearing was concluded on 28 February 2008 and a decision will be handed down on 29 April 2008. The outcome of the investigation into allegations of steroid use within the force is pending.

• (2006) A $9.5 million lawsuit was filed by a black police officer, Constable Duane Simon, an 18-year veteran of the Toronto Police Service, alleging false imprisonment, abuse of public office, injurious falsehoods, negligent investigation and breach of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Simon's suit is pending.

• (2006) A $3.6 million lawsuit was filed by the parents of three Brampton teens alleging seven off-duty officers attacked them without cause in the fall of 2005 after one of the teens crashed his bicycle into a car owned by one of the men.

The suit was settled out of court in June 2006.

• (2006) A $12 million suit was filed by Orlando Canizalez and Richard Cimpoesu who claim that they were roughed up by off-duty police on 28 August 2006 after refusing to give up their videotape of officers partying behind a strip mall.

A former police officer stated he had previously been to the location mentioned and that beer is often taken from underage drinkers with the minors being released with a warning. The seized alcohol is later consumed by officers at after-hours parties at vaious locations throughout Peel Region.^[3]

Fourteen officers have been charged under the Police Act with offences ranging from discreditable conduct to neglect of duty. Ten other officers have been disciplined for their roles in the incident. Of these, two were demoted, while others were docked 4 to 9 days pay. The lawsuit brought by the two men is pending.

• (2006) A $14.6 million lawsuit was filed by former Toronto Argonaut football player Orlando Bowen, who says he was assaulted and falsely arrested on 26 March 2004 by two undercover officers outside a Mississauga night club. Bowen was tried and aquitted for drug possession in 2005, claiming the officers had planted drugs on him. The judge in the case described the testimony of the officers involved as "incredible and unworthy of belief".

The Crown prosecutor attempted to have the charges against Bowen withdrawn before a verdict was rendered after Constable Sheldon Cook, a 14-year veteran of the force, was charged on 18 November 2005 by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) with drug possession and drug trafficking. RCMP officers tracked a shipment of cocaine from Pearson International Airport to Cook's home in Cambridge where they found discovered 15 kilograms of the drug with a street value of more than $500,000.

Bowen's suit is pending. Cook's case is pending.^[4]

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Public Complaints

The Peel Regional Police Public Complaints Investigation Bureau (PCIB) investigates all complaints made by the public in regards to the actions and services provided by PRP officers. PCIB is a branch of the Professional Standards Bureau.

In 2005, 158 public complaints filed

• 2 resulted in informal discipline
• 1 resulted in charges under the Police Services Act of Ontario
• none resulted in charges under the Criminal Code of Canada
• 155 resulted as withdrawn by the complainants, resolved informally, or ruled invalid as they exceeded the time limit or the complainant was not directly affected

In 2004, 180 public complaints filed The Ontario Police Services Act is a provincial act governing the conduct of police officers in Ontario. ... The Canadian Criminal Code (formal title An Act respecting the Criminal Law) is the codification of most of the criminal offenses and procedure in Canada. ...

• 3 resulted in informal discipline
• none resulted in charges under the Police Services Act of Ontario
• none resulted in charges under the Criminal Code of Canada
• 177 resulted as withdrawn by the complainants, resolved informally, or ruled invalid as they exceeded the time limit or the complainant was not directly affected

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Shooting Death of Michael Wade Lawson

On 8 December 1988, 17-year old Michael Wade Lawson, originally from Jamaica, was shot to death by two Peel Regional Police Constables. Anthony Melaragni #1192 and Darren Longpre #1139 were both charged with second-degree murder and aggravated assault; both were later acquitted by a jury.

The officers originally claimed that the stolen vehicle driven by Lawson was approaching the officers head-on in a threatening manner. The officers later recanted their original statements as several witnesses to the shooting testified that Lawson never directed the vehicle towards the officers.

An autopsy conducted by the Ontario Coroner's Office showed that the teenager was struck by a hollow point bullet to the back of the head. This type of bullet was considered illegal at the time, as ‘hollow point bullets’ were not authorized for use by police officers in Ontario.

In June of 2002, Peel Regional Police promoted both Melaragni and Longpre to the rank of Detective.

As of 2006, Det. Melaragni is the head of PRPs street gang squad, based within the Intelligence Unit.^[5][6]

Related

• Peel Regional Police Pipe Band

Notes

1. ^ Peel Regional Police - History
2. ^ TheStar.com: Peel officer admits to using steroids on the job
3. ^ TorontoSun.com - Toronto And GTA - Cop 'drinking holes'
4. ^ globeandmail.com - National: Ex-Argo sues Peel Police over arrest
5. ^ The Mississauga News: Street Gangs
6. ^ The Brampton News: Youth and Gang Violence in Peel - Forum

External links

• Peel Regional Police