The Cornwall Police Service (CPS) is the municipal police service of Cornwall, Ontario, Canada. Although it was not officially founded as the city's police service until 1957, an established law enforcement agency has been present in Cornwall since 1860, making it one of the oldest police services in the province of Ontario. Today the CPS is constituted of over 150 members operating on approximately 62 square kilometers and serving 47,845 people.[2][3]
As with most police services throughout Canada, the Cornwall police service relies primarily on Ford Interceptors Utility for patrolling duties.
In addition to Ford Interceptors, the CPS, along with many other police services uses modified Dodge Chargers for patrol.[5]
In early 2022 the CPS acquired 3 hybrid Ford interceptors as a trial to incorporating HEVs to their fleet. The justifications brought forward by the officer in charge included rising fuel costs, and long idling times while on duty.[6]
On September 1, 2022 the CPS purchased a new Armored Rescue Vehicle (ARV) designed for emergency responses to dangerous situations. The ARV purchased by the CPS is a demo model manufactured by Zodiac Engineering.[7][8] This vehicle was purchased for $95,000CAD using funds from the 2022 CPS fleet budget which was not entirely used due to supply chain issues.
The CPS historically used Crown Victoria Police Interceptors as their primary patrol vehicle[9] however, with official production ending in 2011 most police services including the CPS have transitioned to newer and more advanced police vehicles. It is currently unclear, but unlikely that the Cornwall police service still uses these vehicles.[10]
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