Toronto Police Service
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Toronto Police Service |
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| State level | Government agency |
| founding | 1834 |
| Headquarters | Toronto ( Canada )
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| Authority management | Mark Saunders, Chief of Police |
| Servants | 8210 (includes police officers and administrative staff) |
| Web presence | www.torontopolice.on.ca |
The Toronto Police Service (TPS), formerly the Metropolitan Toronto Police , is the police service of the Canadian city of Toronto . It is the largest regional and third largest Canadian police agency after the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Ontario Provincial Police and entrusted with the maintenance of law and order and criminal investigations in the city of Toronto. The TPS was founded in 1834 and today comprises an administrative apparatus of 5710 uniformed and 2500 civilian officials with a total budget of 1 billion CAD.
history
It was founded in 1834. Before 1920, due to a lack of staff, private detective agencies had to be commissioned to investigate cases. It was not until the end of 1920 that the police were equipped to carry out all investigations independently. In the 1930s and 1940s Dennis "Deny" Draper served as chief of police. Draper, a conservative former brigadier general , abused his office for political ends. It made negative headlines because, during the Great Depression in late 1930, he ordered brutal crackdowns by police officers against trade unions and their representatives, as well as against unemployed and homeless citizens. He was suspended after the police chief caused further scandals when he was photographed by reporters driving a car drunk and shortly thereafter arrested. In 1948 the city administration announced that a new police chief would take over the duties. This time, however, a police officer from within the group should take over the tasks. The decision fell on John Chisholm , an older, well known and respected police inspector. In 1955 the Toronto Police Services Board was founded . After the police force increased, the police organization itself grew and the complexity of managing it increased immensely, Chisholm found himself unable to cope with this task. After Chisholm repeatedly had conflicts with superiors and the city administration, he shot himself in his car at High Park with his service weapon . With the formation of the superordinate administrative unit Metro Toronto in 1954, further districts and police departments were merged and the name was changed to Metropolitan Toronto Police Force. The Toronto Police Service has existed since 1998 and is responsible for the entire city area and works with other security institutions such as the fire service and civil protection.
present
Today the police take on a variety of tasks. To this end, she works with other security organizations, such as the Toronto Emergency Medical Services (medical rescue services) and the Toronto Fire Services (TFS), as well as with the police departments in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA).
The tasks include:
- the security
- Prosecution
- protection
organization
The Toronto Police Service headquarters is located on College Street at Bay Street in downtown Toronto.
Functionally, the police are divided into the following departments:
- The police mainly take on general tasks of maintaining public safety and order, general law enforcement and road traffic monitoring. They are also responsible for directing and regulating traffic in cases of urgency.
- The traffic police are primarily responsible for monitoring the flow of traffic, recording accidents and traffic controls such as excessive speed.
- The Specialized Operations Command specializes in the prevention and prosecution of crimes and misdemeanors.
- The riot police support the individual police service in performing its tasks on a daily basis and in particular during unusual operations such as large-scale operations (including football matches, concerts, demonstrations, property protection, etc.).
- The water police is responsible for the prevention of crime related to shipping, the prosecution of criminal and administrative offenses, environmental protection and traffic safety in the water.
Territory division
The city is divided into two police districts, each comprising several districts and further divided into 17 divisions:
- District 1 - Old Toronto and parts of East York and York with nine police divisions
- District 2 - North York , Scarborough and Etobicoke and parts of East York and York with eight police divisions.
The 17 divisions include:
Central Field Command is responsible for York, East York.
- 11 Division, 209 Mavety St.
- 12 Division, 200 Trethewey Dr.
- 13 Division, 1435 Eglinton Av. W.
- 14 Division, 150 Harrison St. (14 the support unit is at Exhibition Place)
- 51 Division, 51 Parliament St.
- 52 Division, 255 Dundas St. W.
- 53 Division, 75 Eglinton Av. W.
- 54 Division, 41 Cranfield Rd.
- 55 Division, 101 Coxwell Avenue.
The Area Field Command is responsible for North York, Scarborough and Etobicoke.
- 22 Division, 3699 Bloor St. W
- 23 Division, 5230 Finch Ave. west
- 31 Division, 40 Norfinch Dr.
- 32 Division, 30 Ellerslie Av.
- 33 Division, 50 Upjohn Rd.
- 41 Division, 2222 Eglinton Av. E.
- 42 Division, 242 Milner Av. E.
- 43 Division 4331 Lawrence Ave. E (near Morningside Avenue)
The Specialized Operational Command
The detectives are grouped into special departments that work in the following areas:
- Homicide Squad (for homicides)
- Drug Squad (drug offenses)
- Fraud Squad (fraud)
- Hold-Up Squad (robbery)
- Sex Crimes Unit
- Guns and Gangs Unit (group crime)
- Organized Crime Enforcement
- Intelligence Services (undercover investigations)
- Forensic Investigation Service (Forensic Sciences)
- Provincial ROPE Squad
- Toronto Anti-Violence Initiative Strategy (TAVIS)
There are also other organizational administrations.
Special Investigations Unit
The Special Investigations Unit is an independent civil unit. The task of the Special Investigations Unit is to conduct investigations in which the police or the police officer himself is involved. You are involved in all investigations in which a police officer is investigated on the basis of his actions. This unit is particularly active when civilians are negligently injured or killed, as well as sexual crimes.
Marine Unit
The Toronto Police Service's Marine Unit is responsible for the waterways in the greater Toronto area. He patrols Lake Ontario and has 15 police boats. They are mainly stationed in the Etobicoke area ( Humber Bay West Park ) and Toronto Harbor and in Scarborough ( Bluffer's Park ).
You work with:
- the Canadian Armed Forces stationed in Trenton for search and rescue of castaways;
- the Peel Regional Police Marine Unit;
- the Durham Regional Police Marine Unit;
- the Niagara Regional Police Service Marine Unit;
- the Halton Regional Police Marine Unit;
- the Hamilton Police Service (Ontario) Marine Unit.
Mounted Unit
The Mounted Unit of the Toronto Police Service is Toronto's mounted police patrol. It was formed in 1886. The unit has 27 police horses and 40 police officers.
Police dog services
Police dog services are also known as the Toronto Police K-9 . It was formed in 1989 and has a total of 17 dogs that are trained to detect illicit narcotics and explosive materials. These dogs are also used to search for missing people. The 21 officers of the dog squad are stationed at 44 Beechwood Drive in East York.
Emergency Services
Emergency Services is an association of:
- Toronto Fire Services (TFS) - Toronto Fire Department
- Toronto Emergency Medical Services (EMS) - medical emergency services (ambulance)
- Heavy Urban Search and Rescue - Civil protection
Police chiefs
Toronto Police Department:
- 1834: William Higgins
- 1835: George Kingsmill
- 1836: James Stitt
- 1837-1846: George Kingsmill
- 1847-1852: George Allen
- 1852-1858: Samuel Sherwood
- 1859–1873: William Stratton Prince
- 1874-1886: Frank C. Draper
- 1886–1920: HJ Grasett
- 1920-1928: Samuel J. Dickson
- 1928-1946: Dennis Draper
- 1946-1956: John Chisholm
Renaming to Metro Toronto Police (1956 to 1995), Metro Toronto Police Service (1995 to 1998) and Toronto Police Service (1998 to today):
- 1957–1958: John Chisholm (died by suicide in 1958)
- 1958-1970: James Page Mackey
- 1970-1980: Harold Adamson
- 1980–1984: Jack W. Ackroyd (deceased 1992)
- 1984–1989: Jack Marks (deceased 2007)
- 1989-1995: William J. McCormack
- 1995-2000: David Boothby
- 2000-2005: Julian Fantino
- 2005–2005: Mike Boyd 2 (only in the meantime)
- 2005-2015: Bill Blair
- since 2015: Mark Saunders
equipment
Armament
- Glock 22 - .40 S&W , standard weapon for uniformed officers
- Glock 27 - .40 S&W, compact service weapon of the investigators
- Glock 17 - 9 × 19 mm , used by the Emergency Task Force (ETF)
- Glock 19 - 9 × 19 mm, used by the Emergency Task Force
- Taser
- pepper spray
More weapons
- HK MP5 - submachine gun
- Remington 700 - repeating rifle
- Remington 870 - bolt action shotgun
- Mossberg 500 - bolt action shotgun
- Colt Canada C7 rifle
- Taser International M18
- Taser International X26
- pepper spray
- Tear gas
vehicles
Patrol cars currently used on duty (small overview of the most frequently used vehicle models):
| Manufacturer / model | Intended use | Country of Manufacture | Remarks |
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| Chevrolet Cavalier | Order police |
 Mexico United States
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is used by the police (police officers), not a patrol car |
| Ford Crown Victoria | General purpose cruiser car |
Canada
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Use for traffic monitoring, as well as criminal and theft offenses. |
| Dodge Charger (LX) | Commonly used patrol vehicle |
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| Dodge Neon | Order police |
United States
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| Chevrolet Malibu | Commonly used patrol vehicle |
United States
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is also used by the regulatory police. |
| Chevrolet Suburban | Commonly used patrol vehicle |
United States
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| Honda Civic Hybrid | Order police |
Canada
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| Chevrolet Express | --- |
United States
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Support vehicle for all units. |
| Ford F-350 | is used by the equestrian relay |
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| Ford F-series / GMC Vandura Trucks | Transport of prisoners |
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Use in all units. |
| Freightliner trucks | Special command |
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Mobile operational command center. |
The officers also have BMW K1 and Harley-Davidson FL motorcycles as well as various vehicles for rough terrain. The Toronto Police Service also has several patrol boats.
reception
Through the Canadian writer and university professor Eric Wright , the Toronto Police Department has also found its way into crime fiction by describing the everyday life of the police force of the fictional character Charlie Salter in his award-winning novels .
In the CBC television series Cracked , which was co-developed by Task Force Officer Calum de Hartog, the work of the Toronto Police Service was shown around a Psych Crime Unit . The series was also broadcast in Germany.
