- Nelson Police Department
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Nelson Police Department Abbreviation NPD 
Heraldic badge of Nelson PD Agency overview Formed April 17, 1897 Legal personality Governmental: Government agency Jurisdictional structure Operations jurisdiction* City of Nelson in the province of British Columbia, Canada Governing body Nelson Police Board Constituting instrument BC Police Act General nature Operational structure Headquarters 606 Stanley Street Police Constables 20 Elected officers responsible - The Honourable Shirley Bond, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General
- His Worship John Dooley, Mayor & Chair of the Nelson Police Board
Agency executive Wayne Holland, Chief of Police Website http://www.nelsonpolice.ca Footnotes * Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction. The Nelson Police Department is the police force for the City of Nelson, British Columbia, Canada.
Among the oldest police services in British Columbia, the force came into being as a municipal police force on April 17, 1897. The initial force only consisted of a Chief Constable and one Constable. Over the years of its existence, the Nelson Police Department has grown from two to twenty members. Chief Constable Dan Maluta has been the Chief of Police since 2001, with the position of Inspector held by Henry Paivarinta. On January 27, 2011, Dan Maluta retired and Wayne Holland became chief.[1]
Nelson Police Board
- Board Chair: Mayor John Dooley (since 2005 as Mayor)
- Director: Mike McIndoe (since 2008)
- Director: Bryan Smithson (since 2008)
- Director: Leona Ashcroft (since 2006)
- Director: Barrie Taylor (since 2006)
References
- ^ "Police chief Holland sworn in". Nelson Star. 28 January 2011. http://www.bclocalnews.com/kootenay_rockies/nelsonstar/news/114760649.html. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
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