CALGARY POLICE SERVICE

'Calgary Police Service' is the police force for the city of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Contents

Organization

Operations

Casualties in the Line of Duty

References

External links

Organization

Founded in 1885, the current head of the CPS is Chief Jack Beaton. Other notable chiefs include Christine Silverberg, the first female Police Chief in Canada.
CPS is divided into sections:

★ Administration

★ Community and Youth Services

★ Human Resources

★ Investigation Support

★ Organized Crime Control

★ Community Liaison

★ Professional Standards

★ Support

★ Traffic Services

Operations

CPS has total strength of 1,570 officers, 803 civilians staffers and 849 volunteers.

Casualties in the Line of Duty

Since its creation the CPS has lost eleven officers in the line of duty. ^[1]

★ 1917 - Constable Arthur Duncan (shot in jaw and chest)

★ 1933 - Inspector Joe Carruthers (shot in chest)

★ 1941 - Constable Wilf Cox (motorcycle accident)

★ 1957 - Constable Ken Delmage (motorcycle collision with vehicle)

★ 1974 - Detective Boyd Davidson (shot in neck)

★ 1976 - Staff Sgt. Keith Harrison (shot in stomach)

★ 1977 - Constable Bill Shelever (shot in head)

★ 1992 - Constable Rob Vanderwiel (shot in neck)

★ 1993 - Constable Rick Sonnenberg (hit while attempting to stop stolen vehicle)

★ 2000 - Constable John Petropoulos (injuries sustained in fall)

★ 2001 - Constable Darren Beatty (injuries sustained during training exercise)
Constable Rick Sonnenberg's death prompted the eventual creation of the ''Helicopter Air Watch for Community Safety'', or HAWCS as it is better known. ^[2]

References

1. http://www.calgarypolice.ca/about/fallen_officers.html
2. http://www.calgarypolice.ca/sections/support/hawc_began.html

External links

★ Calgary Police Service

★ CPS Annual Report 2006