Community Policing

• SPS alternative response officers focusing on community engagement

  Their responsibilities range from community engagement and education to enforcement and assisting in investigations.  Saskatoon currently has 10 AROs.

  Crime

  Sep 27
  
• After first 100 days in office, Montreal police chief says gun crime trending down

  Fady Dagher told reporters Monday that between Jan. 1 and April 30, there was a single murder committed with a gun in the city, down from five the year before.

  Crime

  May 15
  
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• Community leaders say Fady Dagher is the ‘right person’ to lead Montreal police

  "I love it. I love it. I love it. I had wanted this the last time around and he didn't get it," said Dr. Myrna Lashley, psychologist at McGill University.

  Canada

  Nov 24, 2022
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• Montreal’s next police chief wants to be ‘closer to the community’

  The City of Montreal is recommending Fady Dagher, a long-time police officer, as its next chief of police. He is known for his community-based approach to policing.

  Canada

  Nov 24, 2022
• Guelph police launch new community policing webpage

  People can report crimes as well as get information on CPTED and arrange to have an officer speak to community groups.

  Canada

  Nov 11, 2022
• Longueuil police force takes on new approach to law enforcement

  The Quebec government is giving $3.6 million to train a group of officers in social policing.

  Canada

  Jun 14, 2021
• Quebec’s policing model has failed to adapt, needs overhaul: report

  The committee found that Quebec police forces are poorly adapted to handle cases involving mental illness, domestic violence or cybercrime.

  Canada

  May 25, 2021
• New community policing centre opens in Vancouver’s historic Chinatown

  The new centre aims to increase a street-level police presence in the neighbourhood that has been beset with crime along with a spike in anti-Asian racism.

  Crime

  May 6, 2021
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• Borough mayor makes plea to keep local police station in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce

  "Community policing means police respond to ongoing problems in a proactive way rather than just reacting to incidents," said CDN-NDG borough mayor Sue Montgomery.

  Jun 1, 2020
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• Community police teams returning to 3 Ottawa neighbourhoods in 2020

  Neighbourhood resource teams are coming to the ByWard Market in May and to Centretown and Bayshore in the fall. Assigned officers will stay in those communities for two years.

  Canada

  Jan 14, 2020