Edmonton Police Service
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Edmonton Police Service is responsible for policing in the City of Edmonton, Alberta. Currently the Murder capital of Canada & the Force receiving the most complaints of police abuse.
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[edit] Organization
The current head of the EPS is Chief Mike Boyd, who was previously the interim Chief of the Toronto Police Service. Recruited by the Edmonton Police Commission to start his term in January 2006, Boyd replaces Acting Chief Darryl DaCosta.
[edit] Operations
EPS is divided into sections:
- Patrol Service Bureau
- Investigative Service
- Administrative Services
The city is divided into divisions for general patrol purposes:
- North
- Downtown
- West
- South (Currently all south patrol services are operating out of the "Southeast" Division station. EPS is in the process of splitting "South" into Southeast and Southwest)
[edit] History
Edmonton's police dates back to 1892, well before the founding of the province.
On October 1, 1912, Annie Jackson was Edmonton's first female police officer.
[edit] Operations
EPS has total strength of 1,320 officers and 360 civilian staffers.
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