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Nelson Police Department

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Abbreviation
  
NPD

Governing body
  
Nelson Police Board

Formed
  
April 17, 1897

Constituting instrument
  
BC Police Act

Legal personality
  
Governmental: Government agency

Operations jurisdiction*
  
City of Nelson in the province of British Columbia, Canada

The Nelson Police Department is the police force for the City of Nelson, British Columbia, Canada.

Among the oldest police services in British Columbia, the force came into being as a municipal police force on April 17, 1897. The initial force only consisted of a Chief Constable and one Constable. Over the years of its existence, the Nelson Police Department has grown from two to twenty members. Chief Constable Wayne Holland has been the Chief of Police since 28 January, 2011.

Nelson Police Board

  • Board Chair: Mayor John Dooley (since 2005 as Mayor)
  • Director: Mike McIndoe (since 2008)
  • Director: Bryan Smithson (since 2008)
  • Director: Leona Ashcroft (since 2006)
  • Director: Barrie Taylor (since 2006)

    • References

    Nelson Police Department Wikipedia
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