Charlottetown Police Service

Charlottetown Police Service (CPS) is the police service for the city of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada. The service currently has 74 officers and 14 staffers. It is headed by Chief Brad MacConnell.[2]

Charlottetown Police Services
Agency overview
FormedAugust 17, 1855[1]
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionCanada
Operational structure
HeadquartersCharlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Sworn members74[1]
Unsworn members14
Elected officer responsible
  • The Honourable Bloyce Thompson, Minister of Justice and Public Safety and Attorney General
Agency executive
Website
Official website

Programs and services

CPS programs and services includes:[3]

  • Accident Reconstruction Team[4]
  • 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 (RCMP))
  • Major Crime Unit[5]
  • Operational Records Clerks
  • Parking Section
  • Property
  • Street Crime Unit[5]
  • Tactical Troop (Riot squad)
  • Telecoms Section
  • Traffic section
  • Uniform Patrol[5]

The force has also been involved in United Nations peacekeeping and the National Weapons Enforcement Support Team (NWEST).

History

In 1973 Charlottetown City Council voted for all police officers to carry firearms.[6]

In 2019, it was reported that while the rest of the country's police services were struggling to boost recruitment, such as the RCMP 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.[7] On October 29, 2021, the service added seven new officers, the largest hiring in 26 years.[8]

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.[9][10]

Agency Executive

The service is currently led by a Chief of Police, prior to that it was led by a City Marshal[1]

Chiefs of Police
  • Brad MacConnell, 2021–present[8]
  • 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[11]

City Marshals
  • Wallace Shaw, 1925-1927
  • Charles Cameron, 1888-1925
  • George Passmore, 1880-1888
  • Thomas Flynn, 1869-1880
  • Angus MacLeod, 1862-1869
  • James Evans, 1857-1862
  • Michael O'Hara, 1855–1857

References
  1. "Charlottetown Police Service - Our City - Our Community - Our Responsibility". charlottetownpolice.com. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  2. "Charlottetown Police Service - Our City - Our Community - Our Responsibility". charlottetownpolice.com. Archived from the original on 27 March 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  3. "Programs and Services". charlottetownpolice.com. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  4. "Charlottetown police motorcycle driver involved in collision with car". saltwire.com. 18 June 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  5. "Charlottetown police name community action team members". saltwire.com. 20 June 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  6. "Council backs arming police in PEI city". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. The Canadian Press. August 7, 1973. p. 4. ProQuest 1239994085.
  7. "P.E.I. an outlier as police forces nationwide struggle with recruitment". cbc.ca. 28 January 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  8. "7 new constables sworn in to Charlottetown police services". cbc.ca. 29 October 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  9. "EXCLUSIVE: Charlottetown police officer under investigation for sexual encounters while on duty". saltwire.com. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  10. "Charlottetown police investigate officer for alleged misconduct". cbc.ca. 10 February 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  11. "Potato Bombardment". The Globe. Toronto. June 8, 1935. p. 1. ProQuest 1350742406.
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