Year In Review

On behalf of the Peel Police Services Board, I am proud to acknowledge the exceptional accomplishments and successes of all the members of Peel Regional Police in 2022.

Peel Regional Police remains a leader in modern policing practices in our province, adapting to the evolving and intricate needs of our diverse and growing community. The launch and implementation of the Community Safety and Well-Being strategy in 2022 has fostered invaluable partnerships and collaborative relationships, ensuring that our residents receive prompt and optimal service.

The Peel Police Services Board is fully committed to collaborating with Peel Regional Police to advance their objectives and address the Region's needs in order to foster a "Safer Community Together." 

To our community, we encourage you to read the 2022 Annual Report, which showcases the professionalism, dedication, and unwavering commitment to community safety from each of the 3,168 civilian and uniform members of Peel Regional Police.

Sincerely,
Nando Iannicca 
Chair, Peel Police Services Board

Left to Right: Sumeeta Kohil (Vice Chair), Bonnie Crombie (Mayor, City of Mississauga), Patrick Brown (Mayor, City of Brampton), Ahmad Attia, Alan Boughton

It is my pleasure to provide our community with the Annual Report for 2022. Within, we highlight the many innovations, investigative successes and improvements in service delivery as we continue on our organizational transformation. 

Guided by our Strategic Plan and our aspirational vision of modernizing policing in Peel, we have launched and operationalized our Community Safety and Well-Being strategy. By building relationships with community partners and stakeholders, we have created new pathways to deliver service to calls that are non-criminal in nature. In launching several, more effective, non-traditional and non-police response for calls that require health or human services intervention, we are allowing our frontline officers to focus on responding to high-priority calls and the urgent needs of our community. 

Our members, both sworn and civilian, have accomplished so much in 2022. I am proud to highlight some of their successes in the past year:

• Operationalized ‘Our Way Forward’, the Community Safety and Well-Being Strategy.
• Implementation of human rights-centered initiatives across the organization such as creating a new Anti-Racism Advisory Committee and implementing mandatory training for all members.
• Developed and expanded the Internal Support Network (ISN) Program with three new ISNs to promote inclusivity and diversity, allowing employees to feel heard and valued within a safe space throughout the organization.
• Launched the Clinician Crisis Rapid Response Team and Embedded Clinician Crisis Rapid Response Team pilot projects. These non-police response programs address a region-wide increase in calls-for-service for non-violent calls that require a mental health, addiction-related or human services response.
• Launched the new PremierOne (P1) Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) system as part of our innovation journey to modernize and integrate technical solutions as we build for the future.

To all of our Peel Regional Police members that have committed themselves to delivering the highest level of service excellence to our community, you have my most sincere thanks. To the Police Services Board, Regional Council, our community partners, volunteers and members of the public, your ongoing support and commitment is invaluable and necessary to achieve our Vision of “A Safer Community Together”.

Nishan Duraiappah
Chief, Peel Regional Police

Left to Right: Deputy Chief Marc Andrews, Deputy Chief Mark Dapat, Deputy Chief Nick Milinovich, Deputy Chief Anthony Odoardi

Left to Right: Superintendent David Kennedy (11 Division), Superintendent Robert Higgs (12 Division), Superintendent Raj Biring (21 Division), Superintendent Sean Gormley (22 Division), Superintendent Waheed Butt (Airport Division) 

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. Materials Management Centre  
10. Headquarters
11. Malton Community Substation 
12. Emil V. Kolb Centre for Police Excellence      
13. Sir Robert Peel Centre
14. Square One Community Station      

1. Domestic Dispute - Family and Intimate Partner
2. Medical Assistance
3. Motor Vehicle Collision - Personal Injury
4. Disturbance
5. Impaired Driver

Peel Regional Police’s Commercial Auto Crime Bureau commenced a multi-jurisdictional investigation with law enforcement agencies and partners including Halton Regional Police, York Regional Police and Caledon OPP. The project commenced in October 2021 and concluded in January 2022, resulting in the recovery of over 200 stolen vehicles worth over 11 million dollars and the arrests of numerous members of a prolific auto theft ring.

As a result of this investigation, nine residential search warrants were executed across Peel, Halton and York Regions. A total of 24 people were arrested and charged with 321 offences.

• 217 vehicles recovered, valued at $11.1 Million
• Seized a loaded handgun with prohibited extended magazine and laser sight
• $100,000+ seized as proceeds of crime
• Automobile forgery documents and instruments seized
• Fraudulent government documents seized 

Peel Regional Police and Royal Canadian Mounted Police – Stoney Creek joined Niagara Regional Police Service to lead a multi-jurisdictional and multi-agency Joint Force Operation which commenced in December 2021. This investigation involved human trafficking and large amounts of cocaine being smuggled into Canada from Mexico and Los Angeles as well as cannabis being produced on a massive scale in Canada and smuggled into the United States.

In September 2022, 12 search warrants were executed at various residences by 175 police officers from agencies across southern Ontario and the Canada Border Services Agency. The warrants resulted in the arrests of 20 individuals from Brampton, Milton, Niagara Falls, Thorold, Etobicoke, Mississauga, Woodbridge, Richmond Hill and Hamilton. A total of 128 charges were laid.

• 400 pounds of cannabis valued at $1.3+ million seized
• 45,000 pounds of marijuana plants seized
• 20,000 pounds of processed cannabis valued at $62 million seized
• 82 kg of cocaine worth approximately $3.2 million seized
• 6 firearms seized
• $467,000 in currency seized
• 6 stolen vehicles seized 

In November 2021, investigators from Peel Regional Police’s Specialized Enforcement Bureau (SEB) commenced an 11-month long investigation into a crime group which utilized the commercial trucking industry to illegally import drugs across the US-Canada border. The Border Enforcement Security Task Force (BEST) including Homeland Security assisted SEB from the onset of the project with U.S. border crossing checks which assisted in identifying companies and drivers. 

As a result of this investigation, the investigative team executed nine search warrants. A total of five people were arrested and charged with 11 offences.

• 186 kilograms of cocaine
• 182 kilograms of methamphetamine
• 38 kilograms of ketamine
• $70,000 in currency seized
• Total value of drugs seized was approximately $25 million

From February to July 2022, Peel Regional Police assisted York Regional Police’s Guns, Gang and Drug Enforcement Unit (GGDEU) in a drug trafficking investigation. York Regional Police commenced an undercover-led investigation into street level drug trafficking by a Greater Toronto Area (GTA) based street gang involved in the distribution of cocaine, fentanyl and firearms. A Joint Forces Operation including Peel Regional Police, Ontario Provincial Police’s Provincial Weapons Enforcement Unit (PWEU), London Police Service, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and Criminal Intelligence Services Ontario (CISO) was formed to dismantle the drug and firearms trafficking network associated to this street gang.

A GTA based drug trafficking network and a London area firearms trafficking network were identified as a result of the investigation. The firearm trafficking network is believed to have sourced its firearms from the United States and the guns were smuggled through Walpole Island First Nation.

Over 400 officers were involved, 22 search warrants were executed on residential homes, vehicles and businesses, and over 400 Criminal Code and Controlled Drugs and Substances Act charges were laid against 22 people.

• 27 handguns seized
• 6 magazines seized
• 10,000 Xanax pills seized
• 5-6 kilograms of cocaine seized
• Half to 1 kilogram of fentanyl seized
• $100,000+ in currency seized
• Half kilogram of crack cocaine seized
• 5 vehicles seized

Officer of the Year Award

Cst. Shayne Lemieux

Frontline Officer of the Year Award

Cst. Kurtis Ricci

Civilian of the Year Award

Julie Crispo, Amy Macneill-Falls

Officer Supervisor of the Year Award

S/Sgt. Michael Ratych

Civilian Supervisor of the Year Award

Bonnie Sliwinski

T.E.A.M. Award – Investigative

AKL Homicide Investigation

S/Sgt. Kevin Cranley, D/Sgt. Philip King, S/Sgt. Stephen Nickson, D/Sgt. Michael Pulley, Det. Robert Bryant, Det. Darren Hurley, Det. Andrew Johnston, Det. Michael Mavity, D/Cst. Rehan Abdul Khaliq, D/Cst. Arun Adhya, D/Cst. Eric Anderson, D/Cst. Aman Bhalla, D/Cst. Ian Chen, D/Cst. Denis Chiu, D/Cst. Timothy Church, D/Cst. Phillip Danek, D/Cst. Ninad Desai, D/Cst. Christopher Galvao, D/Cst. Jeffrey Gardner, D/Cst. Andrew Garven, D/Cst. Jayne Glover, D/Cst. Aaron Gomes, D/Cst. Marc Hobor, D/Cst. Kelly Jackson, D/Cst. Grace Kempers, D/Cst. Romeet Kindra, D/Cst. Sean King, D/Cst. Slav Kosarev, D/Cst. Stephen Lancia, D/Cst. Jeff Landry, D/Cst. Matt Lee, D/Cst. Kevin Leuschner, D/Cst. Sanya Luciani, D/Cst. Michael Malcovich, D/Cst. Michael Marling, D/Cst. Sean McCurley, D/Cst. Gavin McIntaggart, D/Cst. Thomas McLean, D/Cst. Stephanie Melo, D/Cst. Paul Mohammed, D/Cst. John Neilson, D/Cst. Heather O’Connor, D/Cst. Amanda Pileggi, D/Cst. Patrick Quackenbush, D/Cst. Ariel Reyes, D/Cst. Kevin Robbie, D/Cst. Mike Rogers, D/Cst. Ian Shirley, D/Cst. Gurbakhshish Sidhu, D/Cst. Lorna Szabo, D/Cst. Lucas Yip

T.E.A.M. Award - Corporate Project

Homicide TT Mentorship Program

S/Sgt. Kevin Cranley, D/Sgt. Philip King, S/Sgt. Stephen Nickson, Det. Andrew Johnston, Det. Michael Mavity, Cst. Jeffrey Gardner, Cst. Grace Kempers, Cst. Jeff Landry, Cst. Michael Malcovich, Cst. Stephanie Melo, Cst. John Neilson

T.E.A.M. Award - Community Safety Well-Being Project
11 Division B Platoon – Back to School Project

S/Sgt. Mustafa Durgun, S/Sgt. Paul Quashie, Sgt. Michael Lambert, Sgt. Chad Lemaire, Sgt. Iain McGibbon, Cst. Tory Anderson, Cst. Eric Armstong, Cst. David Ball, Cst. Russell Balram, Cst. Nelson Bodden, Cst. Matthew Bucher, Cst. Bogdan Dinescu, Cst. Lukas Gavac, Cst. Anthony Gavilanez, Cst. Daniel Gemmiti, Cst. Randell Gloria, Cst. Evan Gormaly, Cst. Ashley Grant, Cst. Monique Howell, Cst. Sarah Howorth, Cst. Randy Huynh, Cst. Jermaine Jeffrey, Cst. Ayeisha Khan, Cst. Robert Kristensen, Cst. Mariusz Kudzma, Cst. Mark Kukovica, Cst. Mark Macintosh, Cst. Patrick Martino, Cst. Ricardo Marttini, Cst. Alan Mascarenhas, Cst. Wahid Mohammad Sharif, Cst. Jennifer Mormile, Cst. Kyle Motyka, Cst. Barrett Mucci, Cst. Rahul Parmar, Cst. Magdalena Podyma, Cst. Sosan Qaderi. Cst. Evan Rattan, Cst. Christian Rios, Cst. Mark Roberts, Cst. Andrew Rose, Cst. Michael Scamurra, Cst. Aaron Stacey, Cst. Michelle Stafford, Cst. Douglas Tannahill, Cst. Brodie Turner, Cst. Naethen Van Dyke, Cst. Jose Vasquez, Cst. Paul Vreugdenhil, Cst. Wei Wang

Communications Award

Jennifer Burke

Constable Matt Parr Academic Award

Cst. Miguel Bona, Cst. Mandy Hsieh, Cst. Navi Nar

Constable Matt Parr Impaired Driver Apprehension Award

D/Cst. Yeun Park, Cst. Omar Omar, Cst. Roshanda Robinson, Cst. Dante Vassallo

Constable Matt Parr Auxiliary Officer R.I.D.E. (Year long) Program Award

Auxiliary Cst. Khatoun Shamoon

John K. Forbes Memorial Award

Cst. Harmanjit Sandhu

Marion Reeves Health and Fitness Award

Cst. Thomas Atkinson

Paul Schram Memorial Award

Ivana Markulin

Brampton Board of Trade – Police Service Award

Cst. Simratpal Soodan

Mississauga Real Estate Board - Police Merit Award - Team Submission

Cst. Darren Glaab, Cst. David Petrucci

Ontario Women in Law Enforcement (OWLE) Award

Cst. Judith Solomon

Axon RISE Officer Award

Cst. Judith Solomon

40 Years

D/Sgt. W.Bruce Chapman

30 Years

Cst. Kara Brown, Supt. Waheed Butt, Sgt. Glen Clement, Cst. Brian Davidson, Sgt. Erick De Leon, D/Sgt. Dennis Edwards, S/Sgt. Scott Harrison, D/Sgt. Kyla Hunter, Cst. Kelly Jackson, Cst. Michael Low, Cst. Karen McNeilly, Sgt. Andrew Perry, Supt. Taufic Saliba, Sgt. Luis Simoes, S/Sgt. Matthew Small, D/Sgt. Robert Smith, Det. Harry Tam, Cst. Lee-Ann Turza, Det. Gregory Wood

20 Years

Det. Adam Arifi, Cst. Darren Barden, Cst. Jennifer Bissell, Cst. Christopher Bravener, Cst. Jason Buchanan, Cst. Andrew Cade, Cst. Trevor Campbell, D/Sgt. John Carrabs, Det. Jeffrey Chamula, Cst. Stephen Chapman, Cst. Todd Chapman, Cst. Jerry Chaulk, Cst. John Cook, Sgt. Paul Corcoran, Cst. Larry Cota, Det. Sebastian Cuoco, Cst. Sean Custodio, Cst. Alisa Daniele, Cst. Caroline Derouet, Cst. Brandon Ferro, Cst. Christopher Ford, Sgt. Ricardo Garcia, Det. Baljit Gill, Cst. Jeremy Greyerbiehl, S/Sgt. Andrew Harris, Cst. Jason Henry, Cst. Matthew Killam, Det. Jason LaChappelle, Cst. Edward Mante, Cst. Danny Marttini-Chapman, Cst. Christopher McHugh, Cst. Mark McLaughlin, Det. Rui Medeiros, D/Sgt. Karen Meeker, Cst. Stephanie Melo, Cst. Vito Montesano, Sgt. Lisa Moses, Sgt. Stephen Nickson, Cst. Aaron Paisley, Cst. Sean Parkin, Sgt. Matthew Philips, Cst. Andrew Price, Sgt. Michael Ratych, Sgt. William Richel, Det. Tonya Richel, Sgt. Jason Schwartz, Det. Patricia Shearer, Sgt. Andrea Simons, Sgt. Charan Singh, Cst. Maria Smith, Cst. Monique Sondergaard, Sgt. Benjamin Toriumi, Sgt. Robert Trujillo, D/Sgt. James Zucchero 

30 Years

Nhung Nguyen

20 Years

Jennifer Gigliotti, Lana Nunnaro 

40 Years

Elizabeth Black, Angela Butterwick, Diane Cossitt

30 Years

Jeanette Arney, Catherine Ash, Pamela Binsell, Rosanne Brett, Joao Cabral, Milka Cabral, Arlete Carvalho, Karen Greening, Donna Gwillam, Nhung Nguyen, Susan Pedra

20 Years

Michael Alexander, Ryan Anstey, Melissa Blackett, Sara Congiusti, Tracy Coulter, Sarah Dale, Ronda Everitt, Mary Garvey, Linda Gennara, Denzil Hunnighan, Julia Jensen, Herman Khaper, Tanya Kroll, Karen Landers, Manuel Medeiros, Simon Mizzi, Orysia Muzyczka, Lana Nunnaro, Evan Ortolan, Lina Parente, Mike Regueiro, Tammy Spence, Launa Ward, Edgar Williams

35 Year Service Ring

Heidi Bell, Det. Michael Bruce, Karyn Carty, Insp. Scott Clair, D/Sgt. Joseph D'Angela, Insp. Michael Donnelly, Angela Gallagher, Sandra Mele, Sgt. David Neville, S/Sgt. Paul Neville, Sgt. Colin Preddie, Insp. Donald Ross, Sandra Vosburg, Insp. Thomas Warfield, Caroline Wong

25 Year Service Watch

Insp. Lisa Hewison, Cst. Tanya Jardine, S/Sgt. Jeffrey Jensen, Sgt. Michael Lambert, D/Sgt. Raymond Linton, Sgt. Michael MacDougall, Det. Warren McPherson, D/Sgt. Matthew Miller, Paula Morissette, Cst. Edwin Mulder, Insp. Bob Nagra, Insp. Timothy Nagtegaal, S/Sgt. Alan Nulle, Cst. William Peace, Sgt. Andrew Perry, Supt. Heather Ramore, D/Sgt. Joey Rego, A/Sgt. Paul Robichaud, Cst. Andrea Schulz, D/Sgt. Earl Scott, Cst. Harvey Sham, Deborah Sharp, Sgt. Michael Szabo, Insp. Shelley Thompson, Det. Grant Thomson, D/Sgt. Allan Villers, Cst. Tracy Wilkinson, S/Sgt. James Wingate, Det. Andrew Wyatt

Deputy Chief

Mark Dapat

Superintendent

Taufic Saliba

Inspector

Kristine Arnold, Natalie Hiltz, Derek Meeker, Timothy Nagtegaal

Civilian –Manager

James Felton

Staff Sergeant/Detective Sergeant

Donald Deelen, Paul Dhillon, Darren Doody, Jeffrey Duffield, Nick Gregoriou, Sandro Leo, Michael Lockington, Mark Mazzocato, Stephen Nickson, Michael Ratych, Tonya Richel

Supervisor – Civilian

April Chicorli, Patricia Kelly, Vikram Sundaram, Steve Zanon

Sergeant/ Detective

Mark Ambrosio, Darren Barden, Michael Bishop, Joseph Calabrese, Gary Dias, Amanda Drexler, Kevin Falkner, Brian Lorette, Daniel Masters, Aaron Meisner, Jonathon Nowak, Charles Robitaille, Stephen Sherwin, Adrian Shipp, Benjamin Toriumi, Jeffrey Vanderwal, Adam Westbrook, Justin Williams, Jonathan van Staalduinen