Operations

The Operations Division is primarily the first responders of the service. This division is broken into specific units as noted below. The division is commanded by an Inspector and includes a Support Staff Sergeant. Within this division are the four (4) platoons each of which is managed by a Staff Sergeant and 2 Patrol Sergeants. 

Community Policing

Community Patrol Unit utilizes a team policing concept. This unit promotes crime prevention and the shared responsibility between the community and the police for resolving crime and order problems that may be unique to a specific area of the City and the Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield Township Lakefield Ward.  See our Community Patrol Map for a visual of what each zone covers.

Each year, teams set goals and objectives, plan team meetings, solicit the input of citizens who reside/work in their patrol area, and also promote the sharing and coordination of information between teams.

• Team One - Police the heart of the city with a high concentration of commercial businesses.
• Team Two - Police the north end of the city with a high concentration of residential, schools, university and business core.
• Team Three - Police primarily residential in the west end of the city with industrial areas in the south.
• Team Four - Police mixed residential and commercial in the east and south part of the city.
• Team Five - Police the Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield Township Lakefield Ward.

Operations

This Division also contains Specialty Units including:

• Canine 
• Training
• Traffic
• Auxillary 
• Emergency Response
• Community Services

Media Officer

The Media Officer is responsible for overall management of operational and corporate media communications within the Peterborough Lakefield Community Police Service. The Media Officer provides timely information to the public through the media and maintains an excellent relationship with local media representatives.