Cobourg Police Service

Cobourg Police Service
Cobourg Police Service
Motto	Lex Praesidium Libertatis (The Law of the Protection of Liberty)
Agency overview
Formed	1834
Employees	104 (37 police officers)
Annual budget	$6,473,290 (2021)
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Cobourg, Ontario, Canada
Constituting instrument	Police Services Act (RSO 1990 c. P.15);
General nature	Local civilian police;
Operational structure
Headquarters	107 King Street West, Cobourg, Ontario
Sworn Members	37
Unsworn Members	67
Elected officer responsible	The Honourable Sylvia Jones, Solicitor General of Ontario;
Agency executive	Paul VandeGraaf, chief of police;
Units	List Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB) ; Forensic Identification Services (FIS) ; Human Trafficking ; Drugs and Intelligence ; Major Cases ; Bail/Court Compliance ; Mental Health Response ; Court Services ;
Facilities
Stations	1
Website
	www.cobourgpoliceservice.com

Cobourg Police Service is the local law enforcement agency in Cobourg, Ontario, Canada. The force has 37 uniformed officers, 28 special constables and 11 auxiliary constables[1]

History

The Town of Cobourg, Ontario was once a "police village" and has a heritage of policing.

The original board of police was instituted in 1834 and this board was incorporated as the Town of Cobourg in 1837. Law enforcement in the early years was entrusted to a high constable, appointed by the district magistrates, who could recruit deputies as a particular need arose. By 1898, the chief of police and the fire chief, John C. Ruse, made his office in the west wing of Victoria Hall.

The current Cobourg Police Service building was originally known as the "Armouries" building. It was purchased by the Town of Cobourg and turned into the town police station in 1971.

Rank structure

Rank title	Insignia (Shoulder strap)	Shirt colour
Chief of police		Navy Blue or White
Deputy chief		Navy Blue or White
Staff superintendent		Navy
Superintendent		Navy
Inspector		Navy
Staff sergeant	N/A	Navy blue
Sergeant	N/A	Navy blue
Police constable

Sidearms and weapons

Glock 22: Large frame .40 S&W
Sig Sauer P226
Pepper spray (OC spray): Regular uniformed officers
Diemaco C8 carbine

Chief & Tenure

Chief	Tenure
Edwin Cooney	1860-1872
William Rankin	1872-1898
John C Ruse	1898-1936
William J Carey	1936-1950
Harold Pearce	1950-1970
Eugene Butler	1970-1982
Daniel K McDougal	1982-1996
John Kay	1996-2002
Kyle Foster (Acting)	2002-2003
Gerry W Clement	2003-2007
Paul Sweet	2007-2012
Kai Liu	2012-2019
Paul VandeGraff	2019–Present

Units

Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB)

Forensic Identification Services (FIS)

Human Trafficking Unit

Drugs and Intelligence

Major Cases

Bail/Court Compliance

Mental Health Response

Court Services

References

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