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Niagara Parks Police Service
The Niagara Parks Police Service is a special constabulary maintained by the Niagara Parks Commission in Niagara Falls, Niagara-on-the-Lake and Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada. Established in 1887, the Niagara Parks Police Service has a unique status among Ontario special constabularies in that its members are armed and trained at the Ontario Police College. As special constables, Parks Police officers only have authority on or in relation to property owned by the Niagara Parks Commission, in contrast to municipal or provincial police officers, who have authority province-wide.
The Service is funded entirely by the Niagara Parks Commission, an agency of the provincial government, and operates with an annual budget of approximately $3.6 million.
Niagara Parks Police officers fall under the mandate of the Special Investigations Unit.
The Niagara Parks Commission was established in 1885 and charged with maintaining the land and buildings immediately surrounding the Canadian side of the Horseshoe Falls. The Parks Police Service was established three years later, and initially consisted of two police officers. The Parks Police Service was originally incorporated and authorized as a police force, but at some point during the mid-20th century, it was reorganized as a special constabulary.
In 2010, the provincial government and Niagara Regional Police Services Board considered discontinuing the Parks Police Service, citing concerns about a lack of accountability for special constables. At the time, special constables were not under the jurisdiction of the province's Special Investigations Unit (SIU), meaning that Parks Police officers who fired their guns or were involved in interactions that ended in the death or serious injury of a suspect would be investigated by another police force rather than the civilian watchdog.
In 2019, the authority of the SIU was expanded to include "special constables employed by the Niagara Parks Commission."
Also in 2019, the Parks Commission fired then-Police Chief Mark McMullen after an internal HR investigation into a traffic stop the previous summer. Inspector Paul Forcier was subsequently appointed as his replacement.
In 2022, a Parks Police officer shot and killed a man armed with bear spray and an edged weapon. The subsequent SIU investigation found that the officer had acted in self-defence, and no charges were laid.
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Niagara Parks Police Service
The Niagara Parks Police Service is a special constabulary maintained by the Niagara Parks Commission in Niagara Falls, Niagara-on-the-Lake and Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada. Established in 1887, the Niagara Parks Police Service has a unique status among Ontario special constabularies in that its members are armed and trained at the Ontario Police College. As special constables, Parks Police officers only have authority on or in relation to property owned by the Niagara Parks Commission, in contrast to municipal or provincial police officers, who have authority province-wide.
The Service is funded entirely by the Niagara Parks Commission, an agency of the provincial government, and operates with an annual budget of approximately $3.6 million.
Niagara Parks Police officers fall under the mandate of the Special Investigations Unit.
The Niagara Parks Commission was established in 1885 and charged with maintaining the land and buildings immediately surrounding the Canadian side of the Horseshoe Falls. The Parks Police Service was established three years later, and initially consisted of two police officers. The Parks Police Service was originally incorporated and authorized as a police force, but at some point during the mid-20th century, it was reorganized as a special constabulary.
In 2010, the provincial government and Niagara Regional Police Services Board considered discontinuing the Parks Police Service, citing concerns about a lack of accountability for special constables. At the time, special constables were not under the jurisdiction of the province's Special Investigations Unit (SIU), meaning that Parks Police officers who fired their guns or were involved in interactions that ended in the death or serious injury of a suspect would be investigated by another police force rather than the civilian watchdog.
In 2019, the authority of the SIU was expanded to include "special constables employed by the Niagara Parks Commission."
Also in 2019, the Parks Commission fired then-Police Chief Mark McMullen after an internal HR investigation into a traffic stop the previous summer. Inspector Paul Forcier was subsequently appointed as his replacement.
In 2022, a Parks Police officer shot and killed a man armed with bear spray and an edged weapon. The subsequent SIU investigation found that the officer had acted in self-defence, and no charges were laid.