Service de police de la Ville de Laval

Service de police de la Ville de Laval

Patch of the Service de police de la Ville de Laval
Motto Servir et Proteger
Serve and Protect
Agency overview
Formed 1965
Legal personality Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
General nature
Operational structure
Headquarters Laval, Quebec
Sworn members 500
Elected officer responsible Lise Thériault, Ministre de la Sécurité publique
Facilities
Divisions 14
Website
Official website

The Service de police de la Ville de Laval is the municipal police force of the city of Laval, Quebec, north of Montreal. The service consists of approximately 500 officers.

Recent Deaths

Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor from the Laval Police.

The force has suffered two high-profile officer deaths in the line of duty in recent years. Constable Valerie Gignac, 25, was shot and killed shortly after arriving on the scene of an argument in Laval-des-Rapides on December 14, 2005. The suspect, Francois Pepin, had a history of mental illness, and owned a hunting rifle despite the fact he was under a firearms ban. He was known to police and had been charged before the incident with stalking another female constable. He was charged with first-degree murder in accordance with Canadian law, which stipulates this as the automatic charge in response to killing a police officer. He is awaiting trial.

On March 2, 2007, the force suffered a second loss when Constable Daniel Tessier was killed while executing a drug raid in the city of Brossard. Tessier, who was a 17-year veteran of the force, had joined the drug squad a few days prior to his death. His alleged killer, Basil Parasiris, was charged with first-degree murder but maintained that he was unaware it was a police raid and that he was acting in self-defence. He was acquitted on June 13, 2008, for reason of self-defence .

Automated External Defibrillators

In 2012 the Service de Police de la Ville de Laval purchased 22 automated external defibrillators (AED) which saved 14 lives in less than 2 years. The Service de Police de la Ville de Laval then acquired an additional 48 AEDs. These combined 70 AEDs allow for an AED to be placed in every patrol car and community police centre.[1]

Organization

The head of the force is Chief Pierre Brochet.

The rank structure and current strength is:

There are six postes de quartier (community police stations) situated across the city of Laval:

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://thesuburban.com/news/articles/?id=article03284
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