Abbreviation NPD | 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
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