Chief Stu Betts

Peterborough Police Service release first-quarter crime statistics at June board meeting

Evan Robins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter01 mins

The Peterborough Police Service released enforcement statistics for their first quarter at their board meeting on Tuesday June 16th. The numbers were part of series of reports from the Q1 snapshot presented to the board at the Police Service Board meeting, which included details of the Community Focused Investigation Response Support Team, or “FIRST,” program’s…

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Peterborough Police Service announce new programs for crowd-sourcing investigation, pre-charge consultation

Evan Robins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter01 mins

At the Peterborough Police Service (PPS) Board meeting on May 19th, Police Chief Stu Bett’s contract was officially extended until December 31st, 2032, which had been announced in a press release the week before. Betts and Staff Inspector Peter Sejrup also outlined new initiatives by the police to “crowd-source” information on suspected criminals in ongoing…

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