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Region of Peel –   Peel Regional Police, in collaboration with community partners, announced the launch of a strategy to strengthen how police can best serve the autistic community in Peel. The strategy, believed to be the first of its kind in Canada, was developed through a highly collaborative approach between Peel Regional Police and many community partners invested in achieving the best outcomes for autistic individuals. These partners include: Autism Ontario,...
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Meet Harley, the first dog in Canada trained to seek out digital storage devices through scent and deployed with the Internet Child Exploitation Unit (ICE) to support officers during search warrants.
Earlier this year, the ICE Unit of Peel Regional Police welcomed Harley to the team as an Electronic Storage Detection (ESD) canine. She is a two-year-old female yellow Labrador Retriever who, along with her handler D/Cst Jay Vanderburgh, recently graduated from the initial ESD...
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In the summer of 2022, Peel Regional Police, Moody’s Analytics, and Sheridan College collaborated on an educational training program for marginalized students.
Funded by Moody’s Analytics, the program seeks to provide future business leaders with economic research regarding risk, performance, and financial modeling. Their mission includes “empowering their customers to make better, faster decisions.”
Moody’s initiative aligns with Peel Regional...
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On Sept. 17, 11 Division officers and youth from the Peel Regional Police Junior Mechanics program, proudly funded by ProAction Cops & Kids, took part in the Brampton Fall Fair Demolition Derby. Led by Detective Constable Tom Rodziewicz and a team of PRP officers, the program offers youth interested in mechanics as a hobby or a career goal an opportunity to receive instruction from positive, enthusiastic role models.
Students aged 15 to 17 worked side-by-side with civilian...
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On Aug. 26, 2022, Peel Regional Police released results of the 2021 Use of Force Report.
Peel Regional Police and Professor Akwasi Owusu-Bempah presented a report at the Peel Police Services Board meeting that identified the following key findings:
Since 2020, there has been a 15.62 % decrease in the number of times a type of force was applied on a member of the public. In Black individuals, use of force applications have reduced by 21.68% and by 30.41% for South Asian.
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