Niagara Regional Police Service
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| Established: | January 1, 1971 |
| Headquarters: | St. Catharines, ON |
| Divisions: | 6 |
| Chief of Police: | Wendy Southall |
| Sworn officers: | 650 |
| Civilian employees: | 350 |
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The Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) provides policing services for the Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario, Canada.
NRPS was established on January 1, 1971 and is the oldest regional police service in Ontario. Its headquarters is located in St. Catharines.
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[edit] Organization
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. 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 Chief of Police is Wendy Southall, who was selected by the Niagara Regional Police Services Board and assumed command in January 2005. She was a thirty year police veteran and served with the Toronto Police Service and the Niagara Regional Police Services Board. Gary Beaulieu serves as Deputy Chief.
The Niagara Regional Police Service is divided into six districts:
- 1 District - 68 Church Street, St. Catharines
- 2 District - 4343 Morrison Street, Niagara Falls
- 3 District - 5 Lincoln Street West, Welland
- 5 District - 1200 Thompson Road, Fort Erie
- 6 District - 501 Fielden Avenue, Port Colborne
- 8 District - 25 Bartlett Avenue, Grimsby
Administrative offices are located at 110 James Street in downtown St. Catharines. Auxiliary and support services are located on Cushman Road in St. Catharines.
[edit] Units
Niagara Regional Police is broken down into units of specific responsibility. Some of these units include:
- Arson Unit
- Auxiliary Police
- Canine Unit
- Child Abuse Unit
- Community Services Unit
- Court Services Unit
- Detective Office
- Emergency Task Unit (ETU)
- Explosives Disposal Unit
- Forensic Services Unit
- "Guns, Gangs and Grows" Unit
- Major Crime Unit
- Marine Unit
- Morality Unit
- Polygraph Unit
- Sexual Assault Unit
- Street Crime Unit
- Traffic Unit
- Underwater Search and Recovery
- Uniform Patrol Officers
- Victim Services / Youth Crime
[edit] Fleet
A partial list of the Niagara Regional Police's fleet consists of the following:
| Make | Origin | In service | Notes |
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| Dodge Charger |  Canada |
2006-Present | Photo |
| Dodge Magnum | Canada |
2006-Present | Photo |
| Ford Taurus |  United States |
2002-Present | Photo |
| Chevrolet Impala | Canada |
2002-Present | Photo |
| Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor | Canada |
1998-Present | Photo |
| Ford Freestar RIDE vehicle | Canada |
2005-Present | Photo |
| Chrysler PT Cruiser community/education vehicle |  Mexico |
2003-2005 | Photo |
| Chevrolet Tahoe | United States |
Photo | |
| Ford F350 | United States |
Photo | |
| Ford Expedition | United States |
Photo | |
| Ford Explorer | United States |
Photo | |
| Jeep Cherokee | United States |
Photo | |
| Dodge Polara | United States |
1970s | Retired, Photo |
| Chevrolet Caprice | Canada |
1970s-1998 | Retired |
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In August 2007, thanks to recently-introduced changes to the Ontario Highway Traffic Act, the Niagara Regional Police began replacing red strobe lights on many vehicles with new blue and red LED lights. Some vehicles with older-style light bars are having reflectors and housing covers replaced to allow for blue lights.
