Niagara Regional Police
| Niagara Regional Police Service | |
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Logo of the Niagara Regional Police Service
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| Motto | Unity, Loyalty, Responsibility |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | January 1, 1971 |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
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| Headquarters | Niagara Falls, Ontario |
| Sworn members | 650 |
| Unsworn members | 350 |
| Elected officer responsible | The Honourable Madeleine Meilleur, Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services |
| Agency executive | Jeff McGuire, Chief of Police |
| Facilities | |
| Divisions | 6 |
| Website | |
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The Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) provides policing services for the Regional Municipality of Niagara in the Canadian province of Ontario.
NRPS was established on January 1, 1971 and is the oldest regional police service in Ontario. Its headquarters is located in Niagara Falls, Ontario.
The NRPS provides all general policing duties in the region, including patrol of municipal/regional roads and waterways within the region, including the Welland Canal, the Niagara River and Lakes Ontario and Erie. Patrol of provincial highways in the region, such as the Queen Elizabeth Way, is handled by the Ontario Provincial Police, while patrol services on Niagara Parks Commission property is handled by the Niagara Parks Police Service. The NRPS is, however, mandated to investigate all major crimes in the region, including those that occur on provincial highways or on NPC property.
The Niagara Regional Police Service is divided into six districts:
Headquarters and Administrative offices are located at 5700 Valley Way, Niagara Falls, Ontario. Auxiliary and support services are located on Cushman Road in St. Catharines.
The Niagara Regional Police Service is broken down into units of specific responsibility. Some of these units include
A partial list of the Niagara Regional Police's fleet consists of the following:
Following changes to the Ontario Highway Traffic Act in August 2007, the Niagara Regional Police Service began replacing red and white "Street Hawk" emergency lights on police vehicles with new blue and red LED lights. Older-style light bars were gradually phased out through attrition.
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