Peel Regional Police is committed to tackling crime and enhancing public safety. With the support of the communities we serve, our members work tirelessly to address the issues in our region that matter most to you.
By strengthening our presence in the community, we have been able to reduce 9-1-1 wait times, respond to calls for service more quickly and disrupt criminal operations more effectively.
Here we will celebrate some of our achievements in 2025. Check back regularly to learn more about how we’re working to protect and serve you better.
Project Lantern
Project Lantern is a proactive initiative in partnership with the Alzheimer’s Society of Peel that is designed to safeguard and reduce incidents of missing vulnerable persons living with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia within the Region of Peel. Officers from the Divisional Mobilization Unit (DMU) work with those living with Alzheimer’s and dementia and their families to identify risks, discuss safeguarding information and encourage their participation in the Vulnerable Persons Registry - an online portal that contains select personal and medical information that can assist in locating a missing vulnerable individual.
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Project Outsource
In July 2024, Project Outsource was launched to investigate a criminal organization believed to be behind a significant number of extortion incidents and related acts of violence. As the investigation progressed, it became clear that the criminal network operated with two distinct, but interconnected components: one dedicated to extortion and violence, and the other rooted in the towing industry.
Investigators uncovered evidence that several individuals were engaged in insurance fraud by staging vehicle collisions, and using threats, assaults, and firearms to exert control over local towing operations.
In all, 18 people are facing 97 charges as a result of this joint forces operation with Peel Regional Police, Ontario Provincial Police, Halton Regional Police, York Regional Police, and Toronto Police Service.
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Faster record check service
Getting a record check is often the last important step in getting a new job or volunteer position and it is critical that they are completed in a timely manner. We are proud to say that due to investment in technological improvements including accepting online applications, we have been able to reduce the average time it takes to complete a record check from six weeks in 2024 to three days this year! That means that you can get to work, paid or volunteer, faster.
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Project Pelican
In conjunction with national and international partners, Peel Regional Police dismantled a transnational organized criminal network trafficking illicit drugs into the Greater Toronto Area. The investigation, Project Pelican, marked the largest drug seizure in the service’s history – with nearly $50 million worth of cocaine seized.
The investigation started as a probing into a cocaine smuggling operation using U.S.-Canada commercial trucking routes and ended up being linked to multiple individuals, trucking companies and storage sites. In all, 479 kilograms of cocaine was seized and nine people were arrested in Ontario and face a total of 35 charges.
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