Kingston Police
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Kingston Police Force | |
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Abbreviation | KPF |
Agency overview | |
Formed | December 20, 1841 |
Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
Jurisdictional structure | |
General nature |
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Operational structure | |
Headquarters | 705 Division Street[1] |
Sworn members | 198[2] (As of 2010[update]) |
Civilians | 59 |
Elected officer responsible | The Honourable Yasir Naqvi, Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services |
Agency executive | Gilles M. Larochelle, Chief of Police |
Website | |
http://kpf.ca/index.php |
The Kingston Police Force was established by the Common Council of Kingston on December 20, 1841 to control the lawlessness happening in the then Province of Canada capital of 8,500 inhabitants.
Current divisions of the Kingston Police Force include the Emergency Response Unit, Drug Enforcement Unit, Patrol Division, Community Response Unit, Traffic Safety, Criminal Investigations Division and the CORE (Community Oriented Response and Enforcement) Unit.[3]
Former Chiefs of Kingston Police[4][edit]
Name | Start of term | End of term | Notes |
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William J. Closs | 1995 | 2008 | |
William R. Hackett | 1994 | 1995 | |
Gerald S. Rice | 1976 | 1994 | |
Roland R. Smith | 1974 | 1976 | |
Robert W. Nesbitt | 1959 | 1974 | |
John T. Truaisch | 1947 | 1959 | |
Captain Robert J. Robinson | 1919 | 1946 | |
Robert Nesbitt | 1918 | 1919 | Irish national |
William Baillie | 1899 | 1918 | |
Captain Edwin Horsey | 1881 | 1899 | |
Colonel S. B. Hance | 1874 | 1881 | An American who was appointed, despite much protest from locals |
John Robb | 1870 | 1874 | Died in office |
Robert Channonhouse | 1849 | 1870 | Previously a counsellor for the Ward of Ontario |
Samuel Shaw | 1840 | 1849 | Before becoming Chief, Samuel Shaw was High Bailiff |
References[edit]
- ^ http://kpf.ca/contactinformationc12.php
- ^ http://kpf.ca/photos/custom/2010%20Annual%20Report.pdf
- ^ http://kpf.ca/ourorganizationc7.php
- ^ http://kpf.ca/thekeepersofthepeacep14.php
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