Councillor Bierk decries “Hangman arguments” over returning $826,943 to Peterborough Police

The Service ended their financial year with a surplus of $826,943, which a report presented to council on June 22nd recommended should be given entirely back to the Peterborough Police Service (PPS). Typically, any surplus the PPS run at the end of their budget year is divided equally between the Service and the City. A…

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

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

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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