The Greater Sudbury Police Service is the

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for the municipality of

Greater Sudbury Sudbury, officially the City of Greater Sudbury, is the largest city in Northern Ontario by population, with a population of 166,004 at the 2021 Canadian Census. By land area, it is the largest in Ontario and the List of the largest cities and t ...

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, Canada. The Greater Sudbury area has over of Northern Ontario landscape. The police force has over 350 employees, including 264 police officers, and is divided into two main areas: operations and corporate services. The operations section includes the following divisions: uniform, criminal investigations, uniform field support, emergency operations and organizational support. Paul Pedersen was appointed police chief on March 25, 2014. Services include drug enforcement, criminal investigations, domestic violence, youth liaison, traffic, special weapons And tactics, seniors' liaison, aboriginal liaison, forensics, victims' assistance, crime prevention, community response, K9.

History

Originally formed in 1891, the Sudbury Police became the Sudbury Regional Police on January 1, 1973 Anniversary logo marks 40 years for police service 1973 - 2013
'' Northern Life'', January 10, 2013 and was amalgamated in 2001 as the current Greater Sudbury Police Service.

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Greater Sudbury Police Service
1891 establishments in Ontario Law enforcement agencies of Ontario Municipal government of Greater Sudbury {{Canada-law-stub