Waterloo Regional Police

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Waterloo Regional Police
Coverage
Area TBD
Size 1,382 sq km
Population 478,000
Operations
Formed 1973
HQ Cambridge, Ontario
Budget {{{budget}}}
Officers 699
Divisions 5
Stations
Chief of Police R. Larry Gravill
Website Waterloo Regional Police Service


The Waterloo Regional Police Service (WRPS) provides policing services for the Regional Municipality of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada which encompasses the cities of Waterloo, Kitchener, Cambridge and surrounding area.

WRPS was established in 1973 to replace the individual police departments in the area.The cities of Kitchener, Waterloo and Galt; Towns of Preston, Hespeler, Elmira and New Hamburg; the Village of Bridgeport and Waterloo Township had their own police forces. The Townships of Woolwich, Wellesley, Wilmot and North Dumfries were covered by the Ontario Provincial Police.

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The current Chief of Police is R. Larry Gravill (since 1992) with approximately 699 police officers and 235 civilians. WRPS was called Waterloo Regional Police Force prior to 1991.

The WRPS HQ is on Maple Grove Road in the north portion of Cambridge; this location is geographically central to the Region's urban areas.

WRPS is made up of:

Patrol Divisions

  • Division One- Serving the City of Kitchener
  • Division Two- Serving the City of Cambridge and North Dumfries Township
  • Division Three-Serving the City of Waterloo
  • Division 1A- Serving Wilmot Township
  • Division 3A- Serving Woolwich and Wellesley Townships

Investigation Services

  • Homicide
  • Major Case Unit
  • Fraud Branch
  • Drug Branch
  • Traffic Services
  • Forensic Identification


  • Live feed of Waterloo Regional Police at www.yfk.ca


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