Surrey Police Department

• FOI reveals base salary for Surrey Police Department’s new deputy chief

  The $235,000 is about $50,000 less per year than a comparably ranked RCMP officer, according to the union representing Mounties.

  Politics

  Mar 12, 2021
  
• 2021 start date for Surrey Police Department ‘a bit ambitious’ says transition committee chair

  "I'd say you're probably looking at a good two years," said former attorney general and judge Wally Oppal.

  Feb 26, 2020
  
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• Surrey’s top cop says divisive new budget will have ‘detrimental effect’ on policing

  "This may necessitate the redeployment of personnel from proactive and community based programs ... to our essential service, frontline policing," said Asst. Comm. Dwayne McDonald.

  Dec 3, 2019
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• War of words breaks out as Surrey mayor claims ‘red tape’ holding up new police force

  Doug McCallum linked the police transition to the latest fatal shooting in his city, and says the new police force needs to be hurried up.

  Sep 30, 2019
• Deal reached to allow Surrey Mounties to carry pensions to new municipal force

  The deal will allow RCMP members who wish to move to the new Surrey Police Department to transfer their pensions.

  Sep 4, 2019
• Surrey councillor warns new police force could be down 20% its full staff on Day 1

  Coun. Jack Hundial points to a section of Surrey's policing transition report that says the force could start at 80 per cent of its full strength.

  Canada

  Aug 6, 2019
• Abused children may be shortchanged in Surrey’s cop swap: Coun. Brenda Locke

  Coun. Brenda Locke says there are plans to roughly double the number of children helped at Sophie's Place, but no increase in the number of police officers assigned to help them.

  Politics

  Jun 18, 2019
• New police chief should be hired this summer, Surrey policing transition plan says

  A recent report on Surrey's policing transition says the new force's chief constable should be hired between July and September of this year.

  Politics

  Jun 12, 2019
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• Surrey Mounties may be offered incentives to join city’s new police department

  The city may also cover the costs of criminal record checks and medical exams for first-time applicants, a total savings of $555, according to a recent report.

  Canada

  Jun 11, 2019
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• Widow of Surrey murder victim doesn’t think new police force will make city safer

  Paul Bennett's wife says the lack of a plan on how to investigate homicides under the Surrey Police Department is one reason why she's confused about the transition.

  Crime

  Jun 8, 2019