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After thousands of community votes were cast from across the U.S. and Canada, Constable Judith Solomon has been awarded the Axon RISE Officer Award  in recognitionof her incredible courage and heroism.
In the early hours of February 7, 2022, Peel Regional Police received multiple 9-1-1 calls from panicked community members reporting that a female had been stabbed at a pharmacy in the City of Brampton.
Constable Judith Solomon was the first one to respond to the...
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When officers Megan Finnie and Jillian Missen had an idea to create an art project focusing on mental health, they wanted students to be the mastermind behind the art, so in collaboration with students from St. Thomas Aquinas and Brampton Multicultural Centre’s Newcomer Settlement Program, the two Community Mobilization officers launched City Expressions.
 “In knowing that mental health is a powerful discussion, especially for teenagers who just endured two...
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Cst. Abigail Langton and Cst. Richard Chin from Peel Regional Police’s 22 Divisional Mobilization Unit (DMU) know just how the kindest of gestures can make a big difference.
In October 2021, while on a daily walk in a popular locality of Mississauga, Cst. Langton and Chin met a man, who appeared to be experiencing homelessness and showing signs of frostbite on his leg.
“While speaking with him, we came to know quickly that he had been living on the streets...
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Peel - For their courage and poise under extreme pressure while apprehending an armed and dangerous individual, two Peel Regional Police officers were bestowed with the highest of honours this week.  On Friday, April 22, 2022, Her Honour, the Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, presented Constables Jason Beccario and Manikosh Pathak with the Ontario Medal of Bravery . 
Every day, Peel Regional Police officers unfailingly accept the inherent...
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Peel Regional Police’s first-ever electric police vehicle was delivered, just in time for Earth Day. 
“This 2022 Ford Mustang Mach-SR all-wheel drive, is the first in a pilot project in which we are determining the requirements and feasibility of expanding electric vehicles throughout our fleet”, said  Director of Materials Management for Peel Regional Police, Mark Figueiredo. On top of the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, an all-electric...
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