Durham Regional Police Service
The Durham Regional Police Service (DRPS) is the police service operated by and serving the Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario, Canada. The force serves the following local municipalities, with a combined population of 589,850:
- Pickering, Ontario
- Oshawa, Ontario
- Whitby, Ontario
- Ajax, Ontario
- Clarington, Ontario
- Scugog, Ontario
- Brock, Ontario
- Uxbridge, Ontario
The DRPS and York Regional Police are the only two police forces in the Greater Toronto Area with air support.
The DRPS was formed in 1974 through the amalgamation of a number of local police forces in the area, coincident with the establishment of the Regional Municipality of Durham.
Read more about Durham Regional Police Service: Organization, Operational Support Units, Policing Divisions, Fleet, Uniform, Tactical Support Unit, Marine Unit
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