Messages from the Chair and Chief
Message from the Chair, Peel Police Services Board |
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On behalf of the Police Services Board, I would like to recognize the achievements of Peel Regional Police in 2021. During another year of uncertainties, Peel Regional Police continued to meet the needs of our community in a dedicated and professional manner. Since my appointment in January 2019, I have seen the challenges of policing within our ever growing diverse community. Peel Regional Police continues to reach out to our partners and the public, building relationships to ensure Peel Region remains a safe community, which is showcased in this report. We as a Board commit to doing our part in working with Peel Regional Police to assure all their objectives are met. We will also continue to support them in all aspects of being able to perform their duties to the best of their abilities while committing to “Community Safety & Well-Being Together”. I encourage the community to review the 2021 Annual Report, as I feel this is a demonstration of their dedication and commitment to our over 1,497,000 residents of Peel Region. Ron Chatha
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Message from the Chief, Peel Regional Police |
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One of my responsibilities as Chief of Police is to provide our community with an update on the many successes, initiatives and achievements we have made over the past year. That is why I am very pleased to provide to you the Peel Regional Police 2021 Annual Report. Although 2021 proved to be a unique and challenging year, navigating our way through the pandemic, we continued to move forward as an organization to achieve our Strategic Plan goals. A few of the accomplishments that we are very proud of that we were able to accomplish during the past year include:
2021 was another year that changed how we worked and lived our lives, and I personally want to thank all Peel Regional Police employees for their continued hard work and enthusiasm during these unprecedented times. I also want to thank the Police Services Board, Regional Council, our community partners, volunteers and members of the public for their ongoing support and commitment to our Vision of “A Safer Community Together”. Nishan Duraiappah
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Left to Right: Deputy Chief Marc Andrews, Deputy Chief Nick Milinovich, Deputy Chief Anthony Odoardi, Deputy Chief Randy PatrickPolicing Our Community
Peel Regional Police is comprised of five divisions, and specialized bureaux that provide frontline and investigative services to the 1.5 million residents of Mississauga and Brampton, and the 12.7 million* people who visited through Pearson International Airport in 2021.
Located within Headquarters are Executive Administration, Corporate Communications, Facilities Management, Finance and Planning, Human Resources, Legal Services, Operational Planning and Resources, Organizational Wellness, Professional Standards, Security Management and Strategic Initiatives.
Sir Robert Peel Centre is home to Communications, Forensic Identification Services, Information Technology Services, Records Services and Risk Mitigation.
The Emil V. Kolb Centre for Police Excellence houses specialty bureaux such as the Community Safety and Well Being Unit, Frauds, Homicide and Missing Persons, Intelligence Services, Special Victims Unit and Specialized Enforcement.
Fleet Services, Mobile Technology Group, Quartermaster Stores, and Specialized Asset Management are located at the Materials Management Centre.
Court Services, including Case Management, Court Security and Prisoner Escort operate out of the A. Grenville & William Davis Court House, the Brampton Provincial Offences Courthouse and the Mississauga Provincial Offences Courthouse.
* Pearson Airport visitors continue to be down significantly during 2020 and 2021 due to COVID-19 travel restrictions.
Our Divisional Superintendents |
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Left to Right: Superintendent David Kennedy (11 Division), Superintendent Robert Higgs (12 Division), Superintendent Navdeep Chhinzer (21 Division), Superintendent Sean Gormley (22 Division), Superintendent Waheed Butt (Airport Division) |
Map Legend |
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1. 11 Division 2. 12 Division 3. 21 Division 4. 22 Division 5. Airport Division 6. Brampton Virtual Substation 7. Cassie Campbell Community Station 8. Collision Reporting Centre 9. Emil V. Kolb Centre for Police Excellence 10. Headquarters 11. Malton Community Substation 12. Materials Management Centre 13. Sir Robert Peel Centre 14. Square One Community Station |
*Data is based on reported.
2021 Workload
The Peel Regional Police Communications Centre plays a key role in ensuring the safety of our community by streamlining calls for service. There were 361,381 policing events created in 2021 through our Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD) system. Of the total call events, 64% were citizen-initiated events, with the remaining 36% being officer-initiated events and administration duties.
Calls To Our Communications Centre |
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Policing Events |
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Citizen Initiated Events |
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Top Five Citizen Initiated Events Requiring Immediate Response |
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Successful Partnerships and Joint Forces Operations
Crime does not respect geographical boundaries. Peel Regional Police value the collaboration with other law enforcement agencies. Together we are demonstrating our continued commitment to keeping our communities safe. Our 2021 successes, from small to large scale investigations with our Joint Force Operations, continues to support and highlight this commitment.
$32 Million of Drugs Seized |
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Peel Regional Police and London Police Service joined the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) led Joint Force Operation in order to dismantle a large-scale criminal organization distributing illegal cannabis products nationally and worldwide. This 16-month long intelligence-led investigation resulted in the seizure of $32 million worth of illegal drugs. The investigation uncovered a criminal organization that was operating illegal cannabis extraction labs in Brampton and Middlesex County and illegal cannabis website delivery services in London, Toronto, Kitchener-Waterloo and Hamilton. In further cooperation with the OPP, Peel Regional Police executed a search warrant on a location in Peel Region. Eight individuals were arrested and charged with 24 offences. Approximately $1 million of cannabis was seized and over $500,000 in cannabis extraction equipment was seized and successfully forfeited. As a result of this investigation, a total of 15 search warrants were executed and 21 people were charged with 118 criminal offences.
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$10 Million of Drugs Seized |
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Peel Regional Police assisted the Ontario Provincial Police and other municipal services in a 15-month Joint Force Operation. This investigation involved a Greater Toronto Area (GTA) based organized crime group importing high volumes of cocaine into Canada for the purpose of trafficking. Cocaine was concealed in textiles and attempted to import onto aircrafts from the Caribbean. The organized crime group had conspired to export illicit cannabis from Canada to the United States. As a result of this investigation, 44 search warrants were executed at 25 locations in Peel, Toronto and throughout the GTA. A total of 22 people were charged with 139 offences.
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$5 Million of Drugs Seized |
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Peel Regional Police, Criminal Intelligence Service Ontario (CISO) and the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) assisted in a Halton Regional Police led drug investigation. This investigation began in late 2020 and involved dismantling an active cocaine processing facility as well as identifying the location of a residential home used to support the sale of illicit cannabis products. In the summer of 2021, 20 search warrants were executed in Peel Region, Woodbridge, Caledon, Etobicoke, Burlington, London, Markham, Oakville and Hamilton and involved York Regional Police and the London Police Service. Thirteen people were arrested and charged with 46 drug and criminal charges. Two of the homes were located in Peel Region.
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$2.3 Million in Drugs Seized |
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York Regional Police led a year long Joint Force Operation with the cooperation of Peel Regional Police, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. This involved a large scale drug trafficking network that extended to Western Canada, California and India. Large quantities of cocaine, ketamine, heroin, and opium were imported into Canada before being distributed across the country and beyond through a sophisticated system of trafficking. Through the execution of search warrants, heroin was discovered in an indoor play centre in Brampton. Of the suspects taken into custody, 19 were from Brampton. A total of 46 of the 48 firearms seized were from one home in Caledon, some with dangerous and destructive firepower. In the spring of 2021, 50 search warrants were executed and 33 people charged with more than 130 criminal offences. Simultaneous search warrants were executed in British Columbia and California.
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Community Involvement - Giving Back
With help from our community, we raised $1.1 million and donated time, goods and services to support numerous charities.
Learn more about our charities and partnerships.
Our Community Partners |
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Awards, Recognition and Promotions
Each year, there is an extensive list of awards presented to Peel Regional Police employees, recognizing their hard work, dedication and successes. The following list highlights some of those awards and recipients.
Awards and Recipients |
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Officer of the Year Award A/Det. Brian Lorette Civilian of the Year Award Lisa Smith Officer Supervisor of the Year D/Sgt. Chadwick Lines Civilian Supervisor of the Year Vicki Pawelchuk-Craig T.E.A.M. Award – Investigative Project Siphon D/Sgt. Chadwick Lines, D/Sgt. Derek Meeker, Det. Jeff Chamula , A/Det. Michael Bishop, A/Det. Brian Lorette, D/Cst. Sarah Angevine, D/Cst. Helen Burton, D/Cst. Thomas Canning, D/Cst. Markus Cissek, D/Cst. Scott Douglas, D/Cst. Andrew Gales, D/Cst. Jeffrey Gardner, D/Cst. Erik Grant, D/Cst John Lontoc, D/Cst. Anthony Mendonca, D/Cst. Sean Wegenschimmel, Lisa Smith T.E.A.M. Award - Corporate Project Development and Implementation of the Remote Bail Hearing (B/H) Process Jerry Agyemang, Stephanie Angeja, Kirsty Armit, George Barrett, Robert Barron, Andrew Beal, Danielle Bijelic, Daniel Bishop, Shawn Boothe, Claudette Boyd, Ronald Camacho, Arlete Carvalho, Jason Cole, Daniel Colp, Brendan Cook, Garry Crowe, Ashley Davidson, Ryan Denniston, Gurveen Dhillon, Sukhjit Dhillon, Bogdan Dras, Julie Dumesnil, Sanja Forbes, Paulo Franco, Christopher Gadreau, Cheryl Genoway, Niki Georgiadis, Jennifer Gigliotti, Michael Gigliotti, Michael Gorbachev, Zofia Gorbaczuk, Brian Grant, Michael Grant, Michael Hamid, John Hatfield, Susanna Hellman, Amanda Henry, Brent Hicks, Sikder Hossain, Scott Hunter, Garth Huxtable, Sargon Khoshaba, Nathan Kittle, Matthew Latimer, David Lowe, Richard Lupson, Robert Lussier, Andrew Martin, Ron Massey, Elena Mastacan, Sandra Matijasic, Steve McWaters, Manuel Medeiros, Ashton Moore, Stephanie Mota, Nhung Nguyen, Katherine-Nicol Nicolaidis, Lesley Nienaber, Lana Nunnaro, Chris Oates, James Oliver, Jacob Panek, Michael Parteno, Wells Payne, Cheryl Roche, Anthony Romita, Taylor Ruston, Raymond Sarpong, Wilson Silva, Marcello Simmons, Michal Sokalski, Mario Spignesi, Colin Stoliker, Vikram Sundaram, Iris Swatuk, Vi Theofylatos, Brian Turgeon, Edo Van Belkom, Natasha Vincent, Raluca Voidoc, Royal Vuong, Fabian Williams, Vaughan Woolley T.E.A.M. Award - Community Safety Well-Being Project 12 Division Bike Unit - Project 5 and 10 Sgt. Michael Baker, Sgt. Jeffrey Mason, Cst. Roger Lee Hoy, Cst. Vanessa Alladice, Cst. Jamee Carr, Cst. Joshua Di Marco, Cst. Jeffrey Gillespie, Cst. Shelley Macneill, Cst. Jesse Wilmot, Cst. Stephanie Yong-Yow, Cst. Davide Zara Communications Award Erin Morrison Constable Dwayne Piukkala Memorial Award Cst. Tyler O’Connor Inspector Frank Fernandes Memorial Award A/Det. Caroline Derouet, Det. Robert Hofstetter, Marlon Cortes Constable Matt Parr Academic Awards Cst. David Corrente, Cst. Steven Dove, Cst. Blake O'Brien Constable Matt Parr Impaired Driver Apprehension Awards Cst. Lara Al-Jamal, Cst. Leigh Bannister, Cst. Ismail Bawa, Cst. Ethan Fan, Cst. Daniel Hammond, Cst. Yeun Park, Cst. Arnold Quirong Constable Matt Parr Auxiliary Officer R.I.D.E. (Year long) Program Award Auxiliary Sgt. Daphne Nowicki Paul Schram Memorial Award Kristi Smith Marion Reeves Health and Fitness Award Cst. Emoke Demeter Mississauga Real Estate Board - Police Merit Award - Team Submission Cst. Michael Beveridge, Cst. Christopher Duke Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP) Award Deputy Chief Nick Milinovich on behalf of an undisclosed Internet Child Exploitation (I.C.E.) Unit Officer |
Police Officer Exemplary Service Medals |
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40 Years Sgt. Brian Guinard, Deputy Chief Randall Patrick 30 Years Deputy Chief Marc Andrews, Det. Gregory Armstrong, Cst. Kevin Arnem, Cst. Mark Berry, Sgt. Peter Brandwood, Cst. David Burton, S/Sgt. Christopher Burton, Sgt. David Bush, Cst. Cameel Chambers, Det. David Colton, Insp. Andrew Cooper, Supt. Dermot Coughlan, Det. Tracie Curtis, Insp. Todd Custance, Cst. Enzo Del Zotto, A/Insp. George Douglas, Sgt. Peter Duivesteyn, Insp. William Ford, Cst. Tenzin Gatong, Cst. Steven Greenwell, Cst. Colin Grieve, Det. Sven Hapke, D/Sgt. Mark Herren, Sgt. Albert Hulzebosch, Cst. Neil Johnston, Det. Mike Kean, Sgt. James King, A/Sgt. Ian Kosher, Cst. James Mackey, Sgt. Aaron Masnaghi, Cst. David Montpool, Cst. Wayne Moore, Det. Remo Moretti, Det. James Murtland, Det. D'Arcy North, Cst. Sean O'Connor, Cst. Daniel Orgill, A/Supt. Dawn Orr, Insp. Joseph Paolini, Cst. K.Shawn Quinn, Sgt. Peter Riemenschneider, Det. Leanne Rivers, Cst. Nicholas Smith, Supt. Angelia Twiss, Det. Giuseppe Varone, Sgt. Keith Warren, Sgt. James Webb, Sgt. Auden Whyte, Cst. Warren Williams 20 Years Cst. Andrew Adams, A/Insp. Kristine Arnold, Sgt. Matthew Banting, Det. Emanuel Barbara, Sgt. Matthew Bertram, Cst. Robert Braknis, A/Sgt. Sheri-Lynn Brown, Det. Jennifer Bryer, Cst. Joseph Calabrese, Sgt. Joseph Cardi, Cst. Peter Carpino, Cst. Diane Carvalho, Cst. Catherine Champagne, Cst. Allan Chin, Cst. Tyler Clement, Cst. David Craig, Cst. Sean Creaner, Cst. Jennifer Dagg, Cst. Steven Daly, Cst. Ian Dann, Cst. Virginia Danos, D/Sgt. Jodi Dawson, Cst. Edwin Dela Cruz, A/Insp. Harry Dhillon, A/S/Sgt. Paul Dhillon, S/Sgt. John Doran, Det. John Drummond, Cst. Christopher Duke, Sgt. Donna Foreman, Cst. Steven Foster, Sgt. Nick Gregoriou, S/Sgt. Ian Harloff, Det. Robert Hofstetter, D/Sgt. Blair Horner, Cst. Hilary Hutchinson, D/Sgt. Feras Ismail, Cst. Tracy Jackson, Cst. Stephen Jordan, Cst. Steve Kellesis, Sgt. Simon Kennedy, D/Sgt. Philip King, A/Det. Jason Kinna, Cst. Scott Knight, Cst. Stephen Koprich, Cst. Steven Krumpek, Sgt. Sheldon Langlois, Cst. Karl Lauretti, A/Sgt. Sean Laurin, Cst. Michael Leppard, Cst. James Lidstone, Cst. Lyndon Locke, Cst. Colin Manson, Cst. Ricardo Marttini, Cst. Donna Maurice, Det. Mark Mazzocato, Cst. Timothy McDowell, Det. Christopher McFadden, Det. Michael McKenzie, Cst. Cameron McMillan, Det. Aaron Meisner, Cst. Lesley Middleton, Cst. Alexander Millar, Cst. Robert Mooney, A/Sgt. Tejinder Natt, Det. Stuart O'Reilly, Cst. Curtis Page, Cst. Matthew Pekeski, Cst. Christine Peters, S/Sgt. Michel Pigeau, Cst. Eric Piotrowski, Cst. Marc Roach, Sgt. Scott Robertson, Sgt. Brian Robinson, Sgt. Steven Roy, Cst. John Ryce, Sgt. Samer Saliba, Cst. Leslie Smith, Cst. Jason Smith, Sgt. Stuart Soares, Cst. Kari Suutari, Sgt. Jennifer Trimble, Cst. Tracey Turnbull, Cst. Stefan Vrabie, Cst. Jason Walker, Sgt. Jason Watson, Cst. Claudia Wells, Cst. William Whitlock, Cst. J. Michael Young |
Peace Officer Exemplary Service Awards |
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30 Years George Barrett, Grazyna Devereaux, Garth Huxtable, James Oliver, Marie White 20 Years Carol Armstrong, Elizabeth Kis |
Civilian Service Awards |
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30 Years George Barrett, Anna Cleary, Grazyna Devereaux, Laurie Fonseca, Ronni Gibson, Garth Huxtable, Jamie Irvine, Dianne Lamb, Anica Lorkovic, Sheri Love, Karin Machado, Jane Martinello, Geoffrey Maxwell, Sofia Moore, Elena Murphy, Anna Oliveira, James Oliver, Barbara Riddell, Satinder Singh, Alice Skembaris, Janet Webber, Marie White, Andrew Winkworth, Erin Winson, Steve Zanon 20 Years Hugh Anderson, Carol Armstrong, Claudette Boyd, Agnes Chung, Julia Crispo, Johanna Dinwoody, Suyen Doan, Karen Doobay, Melanie Douglas, Jo-Anne Doyle, Patricia Dupuis-Krasowski, Janette Francisco, Jennifer Heaney, Andrea Huxtable, Elizabeth Kis, Sharon Neal, Susan O'Neill, Domenic Orsini, Jeya Rajanathan, Carol Salmon, Monica Sgrignuoli, Kathryn St. Denis, Tracey Thomas, Peter Ying, John Yocom |
35 Year Service Ring |
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Cathy Bryk, S/Sgt. Winston Fullinfaw, Sgt. Brian Guinard, David Kennedy, Cst. Scott Lawrie, Lesley Nienaber, Supt. Robert Ryan |
25 Year Service Watch |
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John Brown, Cst. Mandy Callacott, Cst. Heather Cannon, Cst. Jai Desousa, Sgt. Christopher Dickson, Insp. Gregory Janisse, Cst. Neil Johnston, Ljubisa Kostevski, Elizabeth Marple, Terrence Molloy, Det. Jakub Ostaszewski, Det. Norman Pipher, Det. Christine Robinson, Ankica Simrak, Sgt. Eric Skinner, Alessandro Stavole, S/Sgt. Emma Steele, Det. Giuseppe Varone, Jean Vecchiarelli, Det. Michael Viozzi, Sgt. Jason Watson, D/Sgt. Gordon Wong, Jennifer Zahodnik |
Promotions |
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Superintendent Mark Dapat, David Kennedy, Dawn Orr, Dirk Niles Inspector Joshua Colley, Jodi Dawson, David De Angelis, Harry Dhillon, Joy Edwards, Scott Redstone, Dyson Smith Civilian –Manager Anzette DeCunha, Domenic Orsini, Derek Snider Staff Sergeant/Detective Sergeant Paolo Carretta, Jason Colavecchia, Kevin Cranley, Elaine Fowler, Michael Gottschling, Andrew Harris, Michael McKenzie, Wayne Patterson, Ian Plummer, Paul Quashie, David Seward, Maria Wilson, James Wingate, James Zucchero Supervisor – Civilian Jennifer Boult, Christopher Clouitier, Kristina DoRosario, Nadine Fletcher, Michael Gigliotti, Scott Graham, Ashley Green, Heba Hannan, Sandeep Hayer, Kelly Jenic, Melissa Moore, Althea Saddler Sergeant/ Detective Kamor Balogun, Manjit Basran, Diane Carvalho, Allan Chin, Stephen Clarke, David Colp, Sean Creaner, Ian Dann, Dave Dhillon, Sean Laurin, Iqbal Lehal, Jason Lennon, Osbourne Lewin, Caroline Losier, Gary Mackin, Tejinder Natt, Gregory O'Connor, Matthew Osborne, Jose Serra, Kenneth Shadlock, Jay Smith, George Wang, William Whitlock, Sarah Wood |
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