Surrey Police Service
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Surrey police budget slashed by $47M with union sounding the alarmThe Surrey Police Union stated, in a release, that this represents the annual cost of approximately 87 officers, with the average annual cost of each officer being $158,510.CrimeFeb 19
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Surrey police chief warns force needs more officers to take over CloverdaleChief Norm Lipinski says 40 officers have been redeployed to the Extortion Task Force and the Surrey Police Service needs about 70 more officers to maintain public safety.CrimeFeb 19
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Surrey Police arrest driver who failed to stop at B.C. border crossingThe driver of a pickup truck with Washington state licence plates failed to stop at the Pacific Highway border crossing Sunday morning in Surrey, B.C., leading to their arrest.CanadaJan 5, 2025
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Surrey Police Service takes command, ending multi-year political fightThe SPS replaced the Surrey RCMP as the municipality's police of jurisdiction at 12:00 a.m. Friday morning.PoliticsNov 29, 2024
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‘Moving forward’: Mayor Brenda Locke on Surrey police transitionMayor Brenda Locke said during Monday's council meeting that she still opposes the province's mandated transition to the Surrey Police Service.CanadaJun 11, 2024
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Surrey Police Service officers complained of ‘harassment’ by RCMP: court documentsThe claims that Surrey Police Service officers working alongside the RCMP in Surrey were subjected to a 'toxic work environment' are contained in documents.CanadaMay 3, 2024
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Surrey police chief hails ‘clarity’ and ‘way forward’ on transition from RCMPOn Tuesday, the city rejected a $250 million offer from the province that would have indemnified taxpayers from extra costs of making the switch from the RCMP for 10 years.PoliticsApr 10, 2024
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RCMP seek witness who reported gun after man shot by police near Surrey carnivalSurrey RCMP want to speak with the man who reported someone was carrying a gun near a carnival in Surrey last month. Police shot a suspect at the scene.CrimeApr 8, 2024
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Surrey Police Service needs $141.5M as board outlines goals for 2024The union recently criticized the city after it refused to put 10 new SPS officers on its payroll. Mayor Brenda Locke claims those officers were neither approved nor budgeted for.PoliticsJan 25, 2024
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Surrey mayor, police union, board at odds over budget ‘misinformation’Brenda Locke released a statement detailing why the City of Surrey has refused to add 10 new Surrey Police Service recruits to the payroll, stating they were not budgeted for.PoliticsJan 16, 2024
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