Surrey Police Board

• ‘Posturing must stop’: Surrey mayor chairs tense police board meeting after province’s decision

  'This board has made it a deliberate position that they build a wall and even offend the City of Surrey through their work,' Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke said.

  Politics

  Jul 27, 2023
  
• New Surrey mayor accused of RCMP bias while chairing her first police board meeting

  Locke was elected last month on a pledge to disband the Surrey Police Service (SPS), and has been shepherding a plan to do so through council since taking office. 

  Politics

  Nov 30, 2022
  
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• Surrey Police Service still adding officers, despite incoming mayor’s pledge to scrap it

  At its final meeting before mayor-elect Brenda Locke is sworn in, the Surrey Police Board revealed another 35 officers would hit the street next month.

  Politics

  Oct 26, 2022
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• Police transition away from RCMP still underway in Surrey: board

  The Surrey Police Board is expressing confidence the city's police transition process from the RCMP to a municipal force will continue despite the election of a pro-Mountie mayor.

  Politics

  Oct 16, 2022
• Surrey mayor to not attend police board meetings until after October election

  Several members of the Surrey Police Board thanked Doug McCallum for his decision to be absent from the two scheduled meetings before the October election.

  Politics

  Jun 1, 2022
• Surrey Mayor Doug McCallum refused to step down as chair of Surrey Police Board: reports

  Now sources have told Global News that after Doug McCallum was charged criminally in December, the Surrey Police Board requested he step down as chair.

  Politics

  May 23, 2022
• Questions raised after photos surface of Surrey police board member with Hells Angels

  Harley Chappell, who is the elected chief of the Semiahmoo First Nation, was spotted in Facebook photos with full-patch members of the gang.

  Canada

  Dec 11, 2020
• ‘The fix was in’: Hiring process for Surrey municipal police chief raises concerns

  A Surrey councillor has raised concerns over the hiring of the city's new police chief, saying the process was not as transparent as it should have been.

  Crime

  Nov 25, 2020
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• Details on transition cost sought at inaugural Surrey police board meeting

  Harley Chappell, board member and Semiahmoo First Nation Chief, asked about understanding the cost of the transition from the RCMP to a municipal force.

  Politics

  Aug 6, 2020