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Media Release: Superintendent Joanna Beaven-Desjardins Honoured with Excellence in Leadership Award

Superintendent Joanna Beaven-Desjardins of the Toronto Police Service (TPS) is the recipient of the 2021 Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police’s (OACP) Excellence in Leadership Award for her outstanding work in leading her service’s planning and response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Early in January 2020, Superintendent Beaven-Desjardins, commander of the Emergency Management & Public Order Unit (EMPO), recognized a potential threat in an unknown respiratory disease emerging on the other side of...

Media Release: Project Noisemaker Awarded OACP’s Traffic Safety Initiative of the Year Award

The Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) is pleased to award the 2021 Traffic Safety Initiative of the Year Award to Constable Marc Taraso with the Halton Regional Police Service (HRPS) for Project Noisemaker.

This award is presented to an individual or police organization that creates, develops, and implements Ontario’s most successful traffic safety program.

Developed and led by Constable Taraso, Project Noisemaker was created in response to an increased number of complaints from...

Media Release: Cherri Greeno Honoured with Catherine Martin Award of Excellence in Media Relations

The Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) is proud to announce that Cherri Greeno of the Waterloo Regional Police Service (WRPS) is the recipient of the 2021 OACP Catherine Martin Award of Excellence in Media Relations.

This Award recognizes a sworn or civilian member who has demonstrated consistent dedication and professionalism in the strategic use of media and/or social media to educate and showcase the profession of policing in the community, supporting public safety or advancing...

Media Release: Toronto Police Service’s Team Awarded OACP Innovation Information Technology Award

The Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) is pleased to announce that the Toronto Police Service’s (TPS) Full Body Scanner Project Team is the recipient of the 2021 OACP Innovation Information Technology Award. 

This award is presented in recognition of the accomplishments of police agencies who have leveraged technology in the development and introduction of a significant change that proved to be “a game changer” for the organization and/or the policing community.

In November 2017, the...

Media Release: Constable Tammie Staples Honoured with School Resource Officer Award of Excellence

The Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) is pleased to announce that Constable Tammie Staples of the Port Hope Police Service (PHPS) is the recipient of the 2021 OACP School Resource Officer Award of Excellence.

This award is presented in recognition of the accomplishments of a member of a police service who consistently demonstrates outstanding engagement and achievement within their organization and their community in terms of leadership. 

Over the last seven years, Constable Staples...