London Police Service

The London Police Service (LPS) is a municipal law enforcement agency which provides policing services for the city of London, Ontario, Canada. The department is responsible to the citizens of London for enforcing both the provincial laws of Ontario, and the federal laws of Canada including the Criminal Code of Canada and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

This article is about a Canadian constabulary. For other uses, see London Police.
London Police Service
MottoFacta Non Verba
Deeds not Words
Agency overview
FormedFebruary, 1855
Annual budget$102.042 million in 2017
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionLondon, Ontario, Canada
Legal jurisdictionAs per operations jurisdiction
General nature
Operational structure
Headquarters601 Dundas Street London, Ontario
42.9887°N 81.2318°W / 42.9887; -81.2318
Sworn members605[1]
Unsworn members202
Elected officer responsible
Agency executive
  • Stephen Williams, Chief of Police
Divisions
Website
http://www.londonpolice.ca

History

Established in 1855 and originally named the London Police Force, the force began with eight sworn officers.

The original headquarters of the London Police Force was located on Richmond Street, overlooking the Covent Garden Market.

The London Police Force was first authorized to carry firearms in 1878. However, this was only authorized during night patrols.

In 1991, the London Police Force changed their name to the London Police Service.[2]

Organization

The current Chief of Police is Stephen Williams and is supported by two deputy chiefs: Trish McIntyre and Stuart Betts.[3] The service is governed by a 7 member civilian Board. The current Board Chair is Dr. Javeed Sukhera, a physician and academic in the community. [4]

Units
Members of the LPS during the London 2010 Remembrance Day parade.

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

  • Corporate services division
    • Human resources 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

References
  1. "2007-2009 LPS Business Plan" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 6, 2011.
  2. "History".
  3. "About".
  4. "About".

Population, Staff, and Cost

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