London Police Service

The London Police Service (LPS) provides policing services for the London, Ontario, Canada. Established in 1855 and renamed from the name London Police Force, its current headquarters is located at 601 Dundas Street in London, Ontario.

Organization

The current Chief of Police is Bradley S. Duncan, MOM and supported by two Deputy Chiefs: Ian Peer (Administration) and Brent Shea(Operations).

Units

LPS is broken down into divisions, branches, teams and sections, etc:

• Corporate Services Division
  • Personnel Services Branch
  • Recruiting and Training
  • Corporate Planning Branch
  • Professional Standards Branch
• Support Services Division
  • Communications Section
  • Court Services Section
  • Firearms and Property
  • Fleet and Facilities Branch
  • Information and Technology Branch

• Criminal Investigation Division
  • Major Crimes Section
  • Sexual Assault/Child Abuse Section
  • Domestic Abuse Unit
  • General Investigations Section
  • Robbery Unit
  • Auto and Arson Unit
  • Break and Enter Unit
  • Youth Crime Unit
  • Investigation Response Unit
  • Fraud Section
  • Vice and Drug Section
  • Forensic Identification Section
  • Explosive Disposal Unit
  • Mobile Surveillance Unit
  • Criminal Intelligence Section
  • Investigation Support Unit
  • Crime Stoppers Unit
• Uniformed Division
  • Family Consultant/Victim Services
  • Traffic Management Unit
  • Police Reporting Centre
  • Community Services Unit
  • Crime Prevention
  • School Safety Patrol
  • Auxiliary Section
  • Colour Guard
  • Police Pipe Band
  • Community Oriented Response Unit
  • Downtown Community Foot Patrol
  • Emergency Response Section
  • Canine Unit
  • Alternate Response Unit
  • Headquarters Reception Unit
  • Incident Response Teams
  • Crisis Negotiation Unit
  • Public Order Unit
  • Bicycle Patrol
  • Marine Patrol

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