Service de police de la Ville de Laval
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| Service de police de la ville de Laval | |
| Coverage | |
|---|---|
| Area | Laval, Quebec |
| Size | 247.09 km² |
| Population | 368,709 |
| Operations | |
| Formed | 1965 |
| HQ | Laval, Quebec |
| Officers | 500 |
| Sectors | 14 |
| Stations | 6 |
| Chief of Police | Jean-Paul Gariepy |
| Website | Ville de Laval - Police communautaire |
The Service de police de la ville de Laval is the municipal police force of the city of Laval, Quebec, north of Montreal. The service consists of approximately 500 officers.
[edit] Recent Deaths
The force has suffered two high-profile deaths officer in the line of duty in recent years. Constable Valerie Gignac, 25, was shot and killed shortly after arriving on the scene of an argument in Laval-Des-Rapides on December 14, 2005. The suspect, Francois Pepin, had a history of mental illness and owned a hunting rifle, despite the fact he was under a firearms ban. He was known to police and had been charged before the incident with stalking another female constable. He was charged with first-degree murder in accordance with Canadian law, which stipulates this as the automatic charge in response to killing a police officer, and is awaiting trial. On March 2, 2007, the force suffered a second loss when Constable Daniel Tessier was killed while executing a drug raid in the city of Brossard. Tessier was a 17-year veteran of the force who had joined the drug squad a few days prior to his death. His alleged killer, Basile Parasiris, was charged with first-degree murder but maintains that he was unaware it was a police raid and was acting in self defence.[1]
[edit] Organization
The head of the force is Chief Jean-Paul Gariepy.
The rank structure and current strength is:
- Chef de Police (Chief of Police) (1)
- Brigadier Chef Principal (Principal Chief Brigadier) (1)
- Brigadier Chef (Chief Brigadier) (1)
- Gardien Principal (Principal Guardian) (5)
- Agent de surveillance de la voie publique (ASVP) (Public Highway Surveillance Officer) (3)
There are six postes de police communautaire (community police stations) situated across the city of Laval:
- CPS/PPC 1 - Saint-François, Saint-Vincent-de Paul and Ile Duvernay
- CPS/PPC 2 - Pont-Viau, Duvernay, Laval-des-Rapides
- CPS/PPC 3 - Chomedey
- CPS/PPC 4 - Laval-West, Laval sur le lac and Sainte-Dorothée
- CPS/PPC 5 - Sainte-Rose and Fabreville
- CPS/PPC 6 - Vimont et Auteuil
[edit] External links
- "Suspect surrenders after Quebec police officer slain," CBC News, December 14, 2005.
- "Laval police officer shot during drug raid dies," CTV News, March 2, 2007.
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