Waterloo Regional Police Service - Strategic and Tactical Services
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Official Facebook page of the Strategic & Tactical Services Division of the Waterloo Regional Police Service. Connecting with our community to reduce crime & raise awareness about illegal gun, gang and drug activity. Please note that this Facebook Page is NOT monitored 24/7. In case of Emergency call 911.
We welcome inquiries. To speak with a Waterloo Regional Police Officer please call the non-emergency phone line: (519) 653 – 7700 in Kitchener, Waterloo & Cambridge, and (519) 570 – 3000 from all other areas.
In October 2008, the Police Services Board recommended the reconfiguration of the Waterloo Regional Police Services by combining the Drug, Intelligence and Special Response Branches. Terrorism, Hate and Gun and Gang Enforcement also form part of this team.
The STS Division provides a unified interaction with our community partners to address violent, organized and substance abuse crime. Skill sharing has been established and resources have been shifted to accommodate investigative and operational needs.
Teams and Portfolios:
- Guns and Gangs Unit (Provincial Anti-Violence Intervention Strategy)
- Provincial Weapons Enforcement Unit
- Biker Enforcement Unit (Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs)
- Offender Management Unit
- ROPE (Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement)
- Hate Crime Extremism Investigative Team (HCEIT)
- Provincial Anti Terrorism Section
- Organized Crime
- Mobile Surveillance Unit
- Technical Services
- Confidential Informants
- Witness Protection and Relocation
- Undercover Operations
- VIP Security
- Analytical
- Administration
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We have a dedicated team keeping you safe for Oktoberfest, we have our briefing later this afternoon but the team has already been hard at work. How many officers can you spot keeping an eye for the safety of this crowd? (Hint: They're the only ones facing the wrong direction paying more attention to peopl than what's on stage)
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Want a behind the scenes look at policing in the Waterloo Region? Follow us on Instagram, it's like a virtual ride along. https://www.instagram.com/officialwrps
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Miss Oktoberfest Vanessa Buttinger and WRPS Insp. Berczi help kickoff celebrations in Cambridge today! Let the festivities begin!
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We are proud to be working with the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police and TELUS to keep our teens safer online with Smart Social - a cyber-security awareness campaign. Working together to end sexting, cyberbullying and identity theft.
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Sending out a big thank you to all the teachers who dedicate their time to helping our children reach for their dreams. #WorldTeachersDay
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Blue Crew mentorship program is on! Officers and Kitchener Rangers team up to speak at schools. CREW - Cops and Rangers Educating Waterloo.
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Your Traffic Tip Tuesday - Click It or Ticket! Those belts on your seat are meant to be buckled. #safetyfirst
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Looking for two men connected to an armed robbery that occurred around 1:40 a.m. on September 24, 2016 at a Mac's Convenience store on Wesheights Drive in Kitchener. Anyone with information please call police at 519-653-7700 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
Laurier Homecoming by the numbers
Police were busy keeping crowds safe during Wilfrid Laurier Homecoming celebrations on Sept. 24. View the video to see why.
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Congrats to Const. Gardner on becoming our latest Motor Officer! You all make us proud!
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Our flags are at half-mast, remembering the legacy and leadership of Ret. Deputy Chief Charles Clare, who passed away last week.
Give a bicycle to a child in need
"For a child, a bicycle represents freedom and independence." Cycling Into The Future is holding a bike drive for local kids in need this weekend. If you have an extra bike, consider giving a sense of freedom to a kid. #givingfeelsgood http://www.therecord.com/news-story/6886703-give-a-bicycle-to-a-child-in-need
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