Nelson Police Department

Nelson Police Department
Heraldic badge of Nelson PD
Abbreviation NPD
Agency overview
Formed April 17, 1897
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
Governing body Nelson Police Board
Constituting instrument
General nature • Local civilian agency
Headquarters 606 Stanley Street

Police Constables 20
Elected officers responsible
  • The Honourable Mike Farnworth, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General of British Columbia
  • Her Worship Deb Kozak, Mayor & Chair of the Nelson Police Board
Agency executive
  • Paul Burkart, Chief Constable
Website
http://www.nelsonpolice.ca

The Nelson Police Department is the police force for the City of Nelson, British Columbia, Canada.

Among the oldest police services in British Columbia, the force came into being as a municipal police force on April 17, 1897. The initial force only consisted of a Chief Constable and one Constable. Over the years of its existence, the Nelson Police Department has grown from two to twenty members. Chief Constable Paul Burkart has been the Chief of Police since January 29, 2016.[1]

Nelson Police Board

  • Board Chair: Mayor Deb Kozak (since 2014 as Mayor)
  • Director: Hilda Taylor (since 2012)
  • Director: Amed Naqvi (since 2016)
  • Director: Bill Reid (since 2016)
  • Director: Elizabeth Edwards (since 2016)

References

  1. ↑ "Meet Nelson's new police chief". Kootenay Business. n.d. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
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