Windsor Police Service

Windsor Police Service
Abbreviation	WPS
Agency overview
Formed	July 1, 1867^[1]
Preceding agency	Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment^[2]
Annual budget	$65 million^[3]
Legal personality	Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
Population	210 000
Legal jurisdiction	Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Governing body	Windsor Police Services Board
General nature	Law enforcement Local civilian agency
Operational structure
Headquarters	150 Goyeau Street, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Sworn members	473 uniformed^[4]
Unsworn members	146 civilian^[5]
Elected officer responsible	The Honourable Madeleine Meilleur, Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services
Agency executive	Al Frederick (Acting), Chief of Police
Parent agency	Windsor Police Services Board
Website
http://www.police.windsor.on.ca Windsor Police Service on Twitter Windsor Police Service on Facebook^[6]

The Windsor Police Service is a police force originally established on July 1, 1867, to provide service to the City of Windsor, Ontario, Canada. It succeeded the Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment

The current Chief of Police is Al Frederick, appointed December 22, 2011.^[7] Chief Frederick was appointed acting chief in 2011 when the Windsor force was boiling over with controversy following the abrupt retirement of Chief Gary Smith amid allegations of brutality and other misconduct by his officers. Frederick became the permanent chief the following year.

Facilities

As a smaller force WPS does not have police stations, but a small number of service centres:

Major FA Tilston Armoury & Police Training Centre - shared with the Canadian Forces
Sandwich Community Services
Collision Reporting Centre

Police Chiefs

List of former Police Chiefs:

Gary Smith
Edwin V. McNeill
Claude Renaud
Hughes
Dennis Mahoney
Duncan MacNab 1935
William Bains
J.P. Smith 1935
Carl Farrow 1951-1953
Daniel Thompson 1920
Elias Wills
Gordon Preston

References

Law enforcement agencies in Canada

Federal	Canada Border Services Agency Canadian Forces Military Police Canadian Forces National Investigation Service Canada Revenue Agency Competition Bureau Correctional Service of Canada Environment Canada Enforcement Branch Fisheries and Oceans Canada Royal Canadian Mounted Police Parks Canada Wardens Transport Canada

Provincial	Alberta Sheriff British Columbia Sheriff Service British Columbia Commercial Vehicle Safety and Enforcement British Columbia Conservation Officer Service Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit – British Columbia Ontario Provincial Police Royal Newfoundland Constabulary Sûreté du Québec

Regional and municipal	Abbotsford Police Department Barrie Police Service Brockville Police Service Calgary Police Service Camrose Police Service Central Saanich Police Service Charlottetown Police Department Delta Police Department Durham Regional Police Service Edmonton Police Service Fredericton Police Greater Sudbury Police Service Guelph Police Service Halifax Regional Police Halton Regional Police Service Hamilton Police Service Kingston Police Lacombe Police Service Lethbridge Regional Police Service London Police Service Medicine Hat Police Service Nelson Police Department New Westminster Police Department Niagara Regional Police Service Ottawa Police Service Peel Regional Police Port Moody Police Department Régie intermunicipale de police de la Rivière-du-Nord Regina Police Service Rothesay Regional Police Force Saanich Police Department Saskatoon Police Service Service de police de la Ville de Laval Service de police de Longueuil Service de police de la Ville de Montréal Service de police de la Ville de Québec Shelburne Police Service South Simcoe Police Service Summerside Police Department Taber Police Service Thunder Bay Police Service Toronto Police Service Vancouver Police Department Victoria Police Department Waterloo Regional Police Service West Vancouver Police Department Windsor Police Service Winnipeg Police Service York Regional Police

Specialized	Anishinabek Police Service CN Police Calgary Transit Public Safety and Enforcement Section Canadian Pacific Police Service GO Transit Special Constables Integrated National Security Enforcement Teams Integrated Security Unit Niagara Parks Police Service Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service Ottawa By-law Services Special Investigations Unit South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority Police Service McMaster University Security Service TTC Transit Enforcement Unit Treaty Three Police Service University of Alberta Protective Services University of Toronto Campus Community Police Service YRT/Viva Special Constable Services Stl’atl’imx Tribal Police Service

Defunct	Alberta Provincial Police British Columbia Provincial Police Dominion Police New Brunswick Highway Patrol Newfoundland Rangers North-West Mounted Police Organized Crime Agency of British Columbia Saskatchewan Provincial Police

Manpower	Aircraft Protective Officers Auxiliary Constables Bylaw enforcement officers Firearms Officers Peace officers Special Constables

Boards and Commissions	Military Police Complaints Commission Police board

Lists	Aboriginal police in Canada List of law enforcement agencies in British Columbia List of law enforcement agencies in Canada Provincial correctional services in Canada

Museums	Ontario Provincial Police Museum RCMP Heritage Centre Rotary Museum of Police and Corrections Vancouver Police Museum Winnipeg Police Museum

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