The Barrie Police Service (BPS) is the police service of the city of Barrie, Ontario, Canada. It is made up of 218 police personnel and 94 civilians that serve a population of 135,711, as of 2011, in an area covering 100.71 km2 (38.88 sq mi).
Barrie Police Service | |
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Motto | Committed to our community |
Agency overview | |
Formed | 1853 |
Jurisdictional structure | |
Operations jurisdiction | Barrie, Ontario, Canada |
General nature | |
Operational structure | |
Headquarters | Barrie, Ontario |
Sworn members | 245 |
Unsworn members | 121 |
Elected officer responsible | |
Agency executive |
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Facilities | |
Headquarters | 1 |
Website | |
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The chief of police is the highest-ranking officer of the Barrie Police Service. The current chief is Rich Johnston.
The Barrie Police Service is the third-oldest police force still in existence in Ontario, after the Kingston Police Service (1841) and the Hamilton Police Service (1833).[1]