'I don't want my officers to ever just respond to a call. I want them to go resolve the call for service,' said Bryan MacKillop, chief superintendent and regional commander for the OPP's Northwest region.
THUNDER BAY — Spanning hundreds of square kilometres through nine detachments, the Ontario Provincial Police have their work cut out for them in the Northwest.
"A positive part of that, though, is the proactive efforts of my officers across the entire region. With all nine detachments we've seen dramatic increases in proactive activity." MacKillop called the increases a "startling and alarming statistic" and was appalled that "people are still out there engaged in that type of problematic driving behaviour."
"We've adopted some very proactive approaches and put a lot of energy into making sure we support our victims and those who are survivors of intimate partner violence or domestic. "I think one of the strengths we have is very strong detachment commanders and very strong membership who want to get engaged with the community and learn about the heartbeat of every single community. It's different everywhere, and we have to be responsive to local needs."
"Whereas the one that goes up through our communications centre, it's immediate, and it really does hit the target. It's for the people that we're dealing with on a day-to-day basis." "The most important thing for me is getting a diverse group of professional officers serving all of our communities," MacKillop said.
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