Formed 1965 Divisions 14 Province Québec Founded 1965 Sworn members 500 | Headquarters Laval, Quebec Phone +1 450-662-4242 Stations 14 Motto Servir et Proteger | |
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Legal personality Governmental: Government agency General nature Law enforcement
Civilian agency Elected officer responsible Lise Thériault, Ministre de la Sécurité publique Address 2911 Boulevard Chomedey, Laval, QC H7P 0B8, Canada Profiles | ||
The Service de police de la Ville de Laval (French for Laval Police Service) is the municipal police force of the city of Laval, Quebec, north of Montreal. The service consists of approximately 500 officers.
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Recent Deaths
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.[1] He was acquitted on June 13, 2008, for reason of self-defence [2].
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: