Barrie Police Service
| Barrie Police Service | |
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| Motto | Committed to our community |
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| Formed | 1853 |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
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| Headquarters | Barrie, Ontario |
| Sworn members | 218 |
| Unsworn members | 94 |
| Agency executive | Mark Neelin, Chief of Police |
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| Divisions | 5 |
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The Barrie Police Service provides policing services to the City of Barrie, Ontario, Canada. It is made up of 218 police personnel and 94 civilians that serve a population of 134,530 in an area covering 100.71 km2 (38.88 sq mi).
The Chief of Police is the highest ranking officer of the Barrie Police Service. The current chief is Mark Neelin.
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[edit] History
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The Barrie Police Service is the third oldest police force still in existence in Province of Ontario, after the Kingston Police Service (1841) and the Hamilton Police Service (1833). Province of Ontario.[1]
[edit] Controversy
In 2008 a senior police inspector in charge of the Barrie Police Service Professional Standards Branch was relieved of his duties after emailing a racist 'joke' to colleagues.[2][3]
In 2009 an attempted obstruction of justice was reported after senior Barrie Police Service officials initially failed to disclose and then subsequently refused to disclose the existence of criminal charges against one of their constables, which included, drug possession and trafficking, cocaine use while on duty, theft (stealing money and phone cards from an evidence bag), and obstruction of justice.[4][5]
[edit] See also
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- ^ "A Brief History of the Barrie Police Service", Barrie Police Service Archives. Retrieved on 2007-10-23.
- ^ "Barrie police inspector suspended over e-mail", Toronto Star - Feb 15 2008
- ^ "Barrie police want probe of racist email", Toronto Star - Feb 15 2008
- ^ "Accused should get access to relevant police files: SCOC", National Post - January 16, 2009
- ^ "Supreme Court of Canada Rules of Police Duty to Disclose Police Misconduct Records", The Court - Osgoode Hall Law School - York University - January 22, 2009
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