Calgary Police Service

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Calgary Police Service
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MottoOnward (same as the City of Calgary)
Agency overview
Formed1885
Employees3,006 (2022)
Annual budgetapproximately 500 million dollars
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionCity of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Size820.62 sq km
Population1 306 784
Governing bodyCalgary Police Commission
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  • Police Act
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Operational structure
Headquarters5111 47th Street NE
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Sworn members2,134 (2022)
Non-sworn members874 (2022)
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  • The Honorable Mickey Amery, Minister of Justice and Solicitor General
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  • Katie McLellan, Chief Constable
  • Cliff O’Brien, Deputy Chief
  • Asif Rashid, Deputy Chief
  • Cory Dayley, Deputy Chief
  • Kim Armstrong, Chief People Officer
  • Katherine Murphy, Chief Strategy Officer
Facilities
Stations8 (excluding headquarters)
Notables
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  • Helicopter Air Watch for Community Safety
Website
www.calgary.ca/cps.html

Calgary Police Service (CPS) is the municipal police service of the City of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It is the largest municipal police service in Alberta and third largest municipal force in Canada behind the Toronto Police Service and the Montreal City Police Service.

History

The Calgary Police Service was founded on February 7, 1885,[1] and initially consisted of two constables led by Chief Jack Ingram.[2]

On October 8, 1993, Constable Rick Sonnenberg was preparing a spike strip to stop a stolen vehicle when he was struck by the fleeing motorist and killed.[3] In the wake of his death and fundraising from the Sonnenberg family, the force acquired a helicopter and formed the Helicopter Air Watch for Community Safety (HAWCS) unit in 1995. In 2003, a second helicopter was purchased, expanding the unit.[4]

In 1995, the Calgary Police Commission appointed Christine Silverberg as chief of police, making her the first woman to lead a large police force in Canada.Template:NoteTag[5] Silverberg served as chief until 2000, when she retired from the police service.

In the early 2010s, in response to regional applicant shortages, the Calgary Police Service briefly accepted applications from international police officers who were not already landed immigrants, permanent residents, or citizens of Canada.[6] The force had ended the program by 2017.[7]

In 19 May 2019, CPS has considered relaunching its auxiliary cadet program, which was launched in 2013 and disbanded in April 2019 due to union concerns on staffing and safety.[8][9]

In 2019, CPS equipped all of its frontline officers with police body cameras, becoming the first major police force in Canada to do so.[10][11][12]

On New Year's Eve, 2020, Sergeant Andrew Harnett, who had been employed by the Calgary Police Service for 12 years, stopped a car after noticing the vehicle's licence plate did not match its registration.[13] As Harnett and two other officers who had responded to the traffic stop prepared to arrest the vehicle's passenger on an outstanding warrant, the driver fled the scene with Harnett holding onto the driver's side door.[14] Harnett was dragged 427 metres (1,401 ft) before falling off of the vehicle and being struck by oncoming traffic. Despite efforts in saving Harnett, he died just over an hour later.[13]

Line of duty deaths

Since its formation in 1885, twelve Calgary Police officers have been killed in the line of duty.[15]

  • 1917 – Constable Arthur Duncan (gunfire)
  • 1933 – Inspector Joe Carruthers (gunfire)
  • 1941 – Constable Wilf Cox (motorcycle collision)
  • 1957 – Constable Ken Delmage (motorcycle collision)
  • 1974 – Detective Boyd Davidson (gunfire)
  • 1976 – Staff Sgt. Keith Harrison (gunfire)
  • 1977 – Constable Bill Shelever (gunfire)
  • 1992 – Constable Rob Vanderwiel (gunfire)
  • 1993 – Constable Rick Sonnenberg (hit while attempting to stop stolen vehicle)
  • 2000 – Constable John Petropoulos (injuries sustained in fall)
  • 2001 – Constable Darren Beatty (injuries sustained during training exercise)
  • 2020 - Sergeant Andrew Harnett (succumbed to injuries dealt to him while performing traffic stop)

Organization

Rank structure

Rank Chief Constable Deputy Chief Superintendent Inspector Regimental Sergeant Major Staff Sergeant Sergeant / Detective Senior Constable level 2 Senior Constable level 1 Constable (classes 1 to 5, sworn officer) Auxiliary (un-sworn-officer)
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Divisions

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Members of Calgary Police Service, including former chief Mark Neufeld, at Canada Day festivities in Calgary
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Members of mounted unit at Olympic Plaza

CPS is divided into the following sections:

  • Administration
  • Chief Crowfoot Learning Centre
  • Community and youth services
  • Community liaison
  • Criminal operations
  • Finance
  • Fleet and facilities
  • Human resources
  • Information communication technology section
  • Investigation support
  • Major crimes
  • Operations audit
  • Organized crime control
  • Professional standards
  • Real time operations centre (RTOC)
  • Support
  • Traffic services

Equipment

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CPS officers on foot patrol

Vehicles

Most vehicles used by the Calgary Police Service are imported from the United States and use the black and white colour scheme common of police vehicles in the United States, due to the increased recognition of this color scheme as used by police.

Vehicles currently in use include:

See also

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Ward, Tom (1975). Cowtown : an album of early Calgary. Calgary: City of Calgary Electric System, McClelland and Stewart West. p. 274. ISBN 0-7712-1012-4. Retrieved 2013-06-17.
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Shiels, Bob (1974). Calgary : a not too solemn look at Calgary's first 100 years. Calgary: The Calgary Herald. p. 119. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2013-06-05.
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Calgary constable's memorial moved at the request of his family". Global News.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."HAWCS: Calgary's Eye in the Sky". Archived from the original on 2012-03-06. Retrieved 2010-06-17.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."On this day in 1995 - Christine Silverberg named first female police chief". Calgary Herald.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Service, Calgary Police (24 January 2013). "Welcome". www.calgarypolice.ca.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The City of Calgary - Requirements". Archived from the original on 2015-03-20.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Calgary police eye auxiliary cadet program relaunch after complaints". CBC News. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Rumbolt, Ryan (24 April 2019). "Police auxiliary cadet program cancelled after union raises staffing and safety concerns". Calgary Herald. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."All front-line Calgary police officers now wearing body cameras - Calgary". Global News. Retrieved 2025-10-11.
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Police body cameras in Canada: How common are they and do they reduce excessive force? - National". Global News. Retrieved 2025-10-11.
  12. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Kaufmann, Bill (June 10, 2020). "Calgary police eye expanding use of body cameras". Calgary Herald. Retrieved January 28, 2026.
  13. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Man pleads guilty to manslaughter in death of police officer from Hagersville". CTV News. 9 December 2021.
  14. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."'Hold tight, we're here': Calgary officer who tried to save Sgt. Andrew Harnett testifies at murder trial". CBC News.
  15. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Service, Calgary Police (24 January 2013). "Welcome". www.calgarypolice.ca.
  16. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Calgary police augmenting motorcycle fleet with sportier models | Calgary Herald". May 6, 2017. Retrieved Nov 26, 2019.
  17. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."2015 Harley-Davidson® FLHTP Electra Glide® Police" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016.
  18. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Service, Calgary Police (24 January 2013). "Helicopter Air Watch for Community Safety HAWCS". www.calgary.ca.

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