Surrey Police Service

• Surrey police take over policing in Cloverdale as RCMP transition continues

  This was the latest step in the transition, meaning the Surrey Police Service is now responsible for law enforcement in four of the city's five policing districts.

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  Apr 1
  
• Surrey police budget slashed by $47M with union sounding the alarm

  The 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.

  Crime

  Feb 19
  
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• Surrey police chief warns force needs more officers to take over Cloverdale

  Chief 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.

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  Feb 19
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• Surrey Police arrest driver who failed to stop at B.C. border crossing

  The 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.

  Canada

  Jan 5, 2025
• Surrey Police Service takes command, ending multi-year political fight

  The SPS replaced the Surrey RCMP as the municipality's police of jurisdiction at 12:00 a.m. Friday morning. 

  Politics

  Nov 29, 2024
• ‘Moving forward’: Mayor Brenda Locke on Surrey police transition

  Mayor Brenda Locke said during Monday's council meeting that she still opposes the province's mandated transition to the Surrey Police Service.

  Canada

  Jun 11, 2024
• Surrey Police Service officers complained of ‘harassment’ by RCMP: court documents

  The claims that Surrey Police Service officers working alongside the RCMP in Surrey were subjected to a 'toxic work environment' are contained in documents.

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  May 3, 2024
• Surrey police chief hails ‘clarity’ and ‘way forward’ on transition from RCMP

  On 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.

  Politics

  Apr 10, 2024
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• RCMP seek witness who reported gun after man shot by police near Surrey carnival

  Surrey 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.

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  Apr 8, 2024
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• Surrey Police Service needs $141.5M as board outlines goals for 2024

  The 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.

  Politics

  Jan 25, 2024