Waterloo Regional Police
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| Waterloo Regional Police | |
| Coverage | |
|---|---|
| Area | TBD |
| Size | 1,382 sq km |
| Population | 478,000 |
| Operations | |
| Formed | 1973 |
| HQ | Cambridge, Ontario |
| Officers | 699 |
| Divisions | 5 |
| Stations | |
| Chief of Police | R. Larry Gravill |
| Website | Waterloo Regional Police Service |
The Waterloo Regional Police Service (WRPS) provides policing services for the Regional Municipality of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada which encompasses the cities of Waterloo, Kitchener, Cambridge and surrounding area.
WRPS was established in 1973 to replace the individual police departments in the area.The cities of Kitchener, Waterloo and Galt; Towns of Preston, Hespeler, Elmira and New Hamburg; the Village of Bridgeport and Waterloo Township had their own police forces. The Townships of Woolwich, Wellesley, Wilmot and North Dumfries were covered by the Ontario Provincial Police.
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[edit] Organization
The current Chief of Police is R. Larry Gravill (since 1992) with approximately 699 police officers and 235 civilians. WRPS was called Waterloo Regional Police Force prior to 1991.
[edit] Headquarters
The WRPS HQ is on Maple Grove Road in the north portion of Cambridge; this location is geographically central to the Region's urban areas.
[edit] Units
WRPS is made up of:
Patrol Divisions
- Division One- Serving the City of Kitchener
- Division Two- Serving the City of Cambridge and North Dumfries Township
- Division Three-Serving the City of Waterloo
- Division 1A- Serving Wilmot Township
- Division 3A- Serving Woolwich and Wellesley Townships
Investigation Services
- Homicide
- Major Case Unit
- Fraud Branch
- Drug Branch
- Traffic Services
- Forensic Identification
[edit] External link
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