CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS BRANCH

The Smiths Falls Police Criminal Investigations Branch was created in January 2006. Since that time, the unit has been actively involved in all major criminal investigations, including homicide, robbery, serious assaults, illegal weapons, sexual assaults, large frauds and drug investigations.

Part of the mandate of the unit is the exchange of information in the criminal intelligence community and other related police agencies. The unit is a member of the Criminal Intelligence Service of Ontario (CISO).

The unit is a support service to the Uniform Patrol Branch and assists with criminal investigations.

CRIME SEVERITY INDEX

Crime severity index and weighted clearance rates, police services in Ontario (statcan.gc.ca)

HEALTH IM

Pictured: Mobile Crisis Response Team (MCRT) Police Liaison CST Aaron Tompkins, MCRT Crisis Worker John Giannitsopoulos and MCRT Police Supervisor/Deputy Chief Jodi Empey  

TRAFFIC SAFETY AND ENFORCEMENT

Members of the Smiths Falls Police Service are responsible for enforcing provincial and municipal traffic laws within the town limits. The Smiths Falls Police Service investigates all major traffic accidents and works in conjunction with the Ministry of Transportation to conduct safety inspections on truck and passenger vehicles.

The goal of enforcement is to improve road safety for all and to assist officers in this role, our patrol cars are equipped with several features:

On board video camera system: The video and audio taped camera system are in stalled in all of our front line patrol cruisers. These systems assist officers gather evidence for a wide variety of offences, including aggressive and impaired driving.

Mobile Doppler Radar: These mobile radars are mounted on the front and rear of the patrol cars and enables officers to capture speeds while moving in traffic or in a stationary position. In fact, this versatile unit can record the speeds of vehicles approaching or traveling in the same direction of the patrol car from either ahead or behind.

Hand-held Radar and Laser devices: These mobile and hand-held devices allow officers to conduct stationary monitoring of speed, particularly in areas of concern, such as school zones, busy streets and quiet residential areas.

The Speed Laser from Laser Atlanta is an extremely fast and accurate speed measuring device.

The unit provides readings of target speed in 0.3 seconds at a range up to 7000 feet or 2,133 meters. The unit is also highly precise allowing for targeting of specific vehicles in heavy traffic.

Automatic Licence Plate Reader (ALPR):

In 2021, the Smiths Falls Police Service was pleased to announce the deployment of an Automated Licence Plate Reader (ALPR) system to enhance our public safety and crime prevention efforts. The ALPR system consists of a set of cameras mounted onto a police vehicle. These cameras are designed to scan and read vehicle licence plates when on patrol and compare them to a provincial database. If any irregularities are found the patrol officer is notified, and the officer will then investigate the irregularity. The system can identify vehicles with stolen, misused licence plates; vehicles associated to drivers disqualified under the Criminal Code or drivers suspended under the Highway Traffic Act; vehicles associated to persons wanted on a warrant; vehicles associated to persons involved in serious crimes, such as Human Trafficking; vehicles associated to missing persons and vehicles associated to Amber Alerts. The system has been installed on a marked police cruiser is deployed regularly to frontline patrol. Funding for the system as well as training in identifying and awareness of Human Trafficking was obtained through a successful application to the Provincial Civil Remedies Grant program. The Smiths Falls Police Service operates the ALPR in accordance with guidelines suggested by the Ontario Privacy Commissioner. The collection use and disclosure of any personal information obtained by the ALPR system is done in compliance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

Arrive Alive – Operation Lookout

Impaired driving is still a leading cause of deaths and it costs taxpayers billions of dollars annually. Arrive Alive – Operation Lookout is a campaign set up to encourage people to report impaired drivers. The Smiths Falls Police are a part of this great program and signs can be seen posted at each entrance into town.

Click here for more information on Arrive Alive – Operation Lookout.

CANADA ROAD SAFETY WEEK
May of each year marks Canada Road Safety Week, a national campaign to make Canada’s roads the safest in the world. The Smiths Falls Police Service endorses and actively participates in this great initiative.

S.T.E.P. - STRATEGIC TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT PLAN

Smiths Falls Police Service utilize the Strategic Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) as part of our ongoing commitment to improve road safety.

STEP works by having our officers focus enforcement on different areas of concern each month regarding drivers, vehicles and traffic. The subject of enforcement is based on problems identified through collisions, officer observations and citizen concerns.

STEP can be an effective tool in correcting driver errors, addressing unsafe vehicles and improving traffic. Citizens are encouraged to contact our service if they have concerns over specific traffic related issues they would like to see as a focus of STEP.

The ultimate goal of STEP is to make our roads safer for everyone in our community.

 

MISSING PERSON ACT FORM 7 REPORTS

 

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QUARTERLY STATISTICS TABLE

Year	Quarter	Vehicle Stops	Foot Patrol	Bike Patrol	School	Other	Calls for Service
2024	October to December
2024	July to September
2024	April to June
2024	January to March	200	55	0	52	96	1812
2023	October to December	288	83	0	42	55	1840
2023	July to September	344	112	84	15	73	2232
2023	April to June	216	66	24	33	73	2209
2023	January to March	225	64	0	36	36	1810
2022	October to December	233	87	8	21	54	1836
2022	July to September	320	102	44	13	59	2116
2022	April to June	462	124	70	46	83.25	2258
2022	January to March	388	105.1	0	24.68	48.3	1832
2021	October to December	333	121.5	0	38	56	1859
2021	July to September	397	149.5	47.8	8.4	34.5	2223
2021	April to June	494	127.8	22.2	8	29.5	2084
2021	January to March	353	70.6	0	9	28.1	1693
2020	October to December	308	99.2	0	0	53	1937
2020	July to September	276	114.1	0	0	8.4	2137
2020	April to June	319	164.5	7.5	0	19.8	2267
2020	January to March	397	103.1	0	18.1	24.4	1754
2019	October to December	385	127.3	0	32.7	54.3	1807
2019	July to September	416	184.4	9.8	8	42	2285
2019	April to June	525	175.1	0	37.5	85.2	2087
2019	January to March	433	127.5	0	42	104	1903
2018	October to December	394	155	0	49.5	85.5	1759
2018	July to September	570	248	4	20	78.5	2147
2018	April to June	618	250.5	4.5	56	477.5	2151
2018	January to March	498	200	0	54	113.5	1833

*Numbers are in Hours except Vehicle Stops and Calls for Service