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WPS non-emergent line 519-537-2323 or 9-1-1 for emergencies only. Make a report online by visiting
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@CrimeStoppersOC
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Line of Duty Death – PSD Taz
WOODSTOCK, ON (July 5, 2023) – It is with great sadness the Woodstock Police Service reports the line of duty death of Police Service Dog (PSD) Taz.
Full release:
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The Woodstock Police Services Board, Chief Renton and the members of the Woodstock Police Service send our condolences to the family of Constable Jason Geerts who passed away today following a courageous battle with ALS. Jason will be greatly missed.
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Happy birthday to our good boy
#PSDStriker
! Wishing you a day full of hot dogs and belly rubs! 🐾
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Yesterday, WPS conducted a routine traffic stop and issued a ticket to an infant female for impersonating a police officer.
Police are now considering a new pilot project with a unit of mini police cruisers and adorable faces to determine if crime can be combated with cuteness.
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Today we welcome the newest member of the Woodstock Police Service family, SPC Cadet Dallas Loiselle! Congratulations and welcome to the team!
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Today we welcome our newest recruit Cst. Simpson to the team! Congratualtions and welcome to the Woodstock Police Service family!
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Today we are wishing a well deserved happy retirement to Deputy Chief Darren Sweazey! It may be his last day, but he will always be a part of our WPS family. Thank you for your leadership, service & dedication to a career in policing! We hope you enjoy a long & happy retirement!
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Yesterday PSD Striker stopped by Tim Hortons to support
#CampDay
! He took a while to decide what he wanted because there were so many delicious options and well... he is a Cop after all 🍩☕
Note to self: Striker has plenty of energy naturally and does not need a caffeine boost.
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This morning we are giving a big welcome to our newest recruit! Mr. Simpson will be heading to Aylmer to attend the Ontario Police College this fall. Good luck and welcome to the WPS family!
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Today we honour & celebrate the life of Chief Ron Fraser, a kind & generous man who spent 34 years serving his community with WPS. We thank him for leaving a legacy of leadership in his many roles including Chief of Police and City councillor. Rest peacefully Chief.
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Heat advisory in effect:
#K9Striker
is here to remind everyone to take care of their pets!
- Don't leave your pets in a hot vehicle
- Ensure your pet has shade & fresh water when outside
- Let them enjoy the AC if you have it
- Check the pavement isn't too hot for their paw pads
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Our friend Kym is an international student who works at the courthouse and relies on a bike to get to work. Her bike was stolen from the court house, so some awesome WPS staff surprised her with a bike, helmet, light, lock, etc. to help her get to and from work safely! 🚲
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Today would have been the 21st Annual Ceremony of Remembrance for fallen police officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty. We wanted to honour those brave souls even though the ceremony has been canceled due to the
#COVID19
pandemic.
#HeroesInLife
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Today we congratulate Inspector Heidi Becks on her promotion from Staff Sergeant to Inspector. Inspector Becks is the 2nd woman to reach the rank of Inspector within WPS after her years in leadership roles in units including Drugs & Criminal Intelligence & Uniform Patrol.
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**CHIEF - ORDER OF MERIT**
WPS Board is proud to announce that Chief
@DarylLongworth
has been appointed as a Member of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces, an honour presented on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen by the Governor General of Canada.
Full:
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This is Benny the St. Bernard! He was dognapped on October 17th, 2020 but today Cst. McMillan located him we were able to reunite this adorable fluffball with his family! 🥰
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Its
#PolarPlunge
day for
@SOOntario
and Chief
@DarylLongworth
kicked off the plunge!
#FreezinForAReason
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***Unsafe load leads to charge of Careless Driving***
Police responded to the area of Dundas St. W & 11th Line & located a Porsche pulling a hot tub with a homemade cart. The 54-year-old male driver was charged with Careless Driving.
Full Release:
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Woodstock Police Service offer our sincere condolences to our colleagues with the Ontario Provincial Police.
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Please join us in a moment of solidarity & silence, as we pay our respects to Cst. Heidi Stevenson, who made the ultimate sacrifice to protect the people of Nova Scotia & as we remember the innocent lives taken in this tragedy.
Our hearts go out to those affected & mourning.
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MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR POLICE SERVICE DOG TAZ
WPS is hosting a private memorial service for Woodstock Police Service Dog (PSD) Taz who was killed in the line of duty on July 3, 2023.
For service details, please visit:
📷 credit: HMPortraits
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Today we are wishing Constable McEwen a big "Happy Retirement!" after 30 years as a Law Enforcement Officer. Cst. McEwen has had many roles within our Police Service over the years and he will be greatly missed around the station.
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Yesterday evening our new canine friend, Jack, was found going on a solo adventure around town. He was a very good boy and thanks to our friends at Hillside Kennels, he has been reconnected with his family!
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We are proud to congratulate & welcome PC Hackney & PC Pelleboer after successfully completing the most unusual intake the Ontario Police College has seen thanks to COVID-19.
They are eager to get out on the road with their coach officers to help us keep the Woodstock safe.
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Thank you for your support 💙
S/Sgt. Ward, Cst. Vitali and PSD Roy are among 70 K9 teams gathered together in Woodstock today for the memorial service for
@Woodstock_PS
Police Service Dog (PSD) Taz, who tragically died in the line of duty on July 3rd, 2023. Rest in Peace, K9 Taz.
#HeroesInLife
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Happy 6th Birthday K9 Striker! Thank you for doing such a great job at keeping our community safe with your super sniffer!
#HappyBirthday
#K9Unit
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We wanted to say thank you to Darleen for this kind message this morning!
Also - yes, we love coffee. No, we are not ashamed. 💙☕️ 💙☕️
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Thank you to all of the adorable future police officers who entered our
#LittleRecruitsCostumeContest
! This year's winner is ...🥁*DRUM ROLL*🥁
TOM! Tom is 3 (almost 4) and has won a meet and greet visit with K-9 Striker! Congratulations Tom!
Happy Halloween! 👮
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"This kind officer took time out of his morning today to recognize my girls for wearing helmets! He was so kind and left them feeling so proud of themselves. The free ice cream was a nice treat too. Thank you from all 3 of us! You made our day!"
We 💙 these stories!
#PoliceWeek
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We want to say a special thank you to our friends at Crispy Slice Pizza And Wings for donating food to our officers working around the clock over the holidays!
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Today Cst. Mutsaers of the Community Response Unit and Cst. Rupert of the Core Beat Team donated blood in honour of the
@WRPSToday
officer who was recently injured on the job.
Shoutout to all the blood donors who are making a the difference in other's lives every day!
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**PSD Striker locates Impaired Driver**
All hands & paws were busy Tuesday with the arrest of an impaired driver near Clarke St. where K-9 Striker located the male suspect hiding in the shed of a nearby residence.
Full release: or
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Today 2 new recruits swore an oath before they & 1 of our Cadets, begin a 14-day self-isolation prior to heading to the Ontario Police College for what will likely be the most unique intake the College has ever had. Congratulations, welcome to the WPS family & good luck at OPC!
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Yesterday during a
#WPSTraffic
safety blitz, an officer noticed this driver. If you are transporting anything please do so safely! Ensure it is secured properly & follow all road safety precautions. Sometimes the safe way isn't the convenient way. Multiple trips could save lives.
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Shout out to Braeden, Lilly and Baylee who were helping the community by serving "immunity boosting" lemonade... the special ingredient being 'love'.
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Did you know? Our Special Constables are out helping relieve some of the call volume for our police officers by responding to EMCPA calls and patrolling public locations like parks to ensure the community is abiding by emergency orders.
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We have received some more awesome
#K9Striker
art to share with you all! We love seeing the kids creativity! Be sure to send us your children's K9 Striker art!
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Today kicked off a new partnership with St. John's Ambulance Therapy Dogs to provide additional mental health & wellness supports to our members! The pooches will be visiting on a monthly basis to bring a little extra joy to those doing an often thankless job.
#WorldKindnessDay
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Our sincere thanks goes out to
@adollaradayfdn
for its $15,000 donation to the
#MentalHealth
Engagement and Response Team (MHEART) mobile crisis intervention partnership with
@OPP_WR
and
@CMHAOxford
!
#SHARETHECHANGE4MH
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Inspector Shelton is very excited and grateful to receive a coffee and
#SmileCookie
!
Be sure to grab yourself and your friends a smile cookie in Woodstock this week to support United Way Oxford and VON Sakura House!
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These two were caught wearing proper fitted helmets while riding their bikes today! They earned themselves a free ice cream cone from McDonalds for our positive ticketing campaign! If your kids are caught wearing their helmet they could earn an ice cream cone too!
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Yesterday, 5 year old Grayson left his home without parental supervision and was located by Woodstock Police. Today, Grayson and his family attended the police station to thank the officers. Grayson says, "Thank you so much Constable Smith for bringing me home to my family".
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Congratulations and welcome PC Ruitenbeek after successfully completing the most unusual intake OPC has ever had thanks to COVID-19.
Thank you for helping us keep the City of Woodstock Safe!
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Ontario is in a provincial State Of Emergency as COVID-19 cases rise. Lets all do our part to
#FlattenTheCurve
again. We can get through this together, while apart.
-Connect with family/friends virtually
-Stay home except for essential work & trips
-Wear a mask & keep 6 ft apart
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Happy 7th Birthday to PSD Striker! Wishing you a day full of hot dogs and playing tug! 🌭🐶
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PSD Striker heard some kids were celebrating birthdays recently and he wanted to wish them a fantastic day! Sounds like we may have some new K9 Officer prospects in the future!
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Today we officially welcome PC Guy and PC Phan to the Woodstock Police family after completing their time at the Ontario Police College! Soon they will be hitting the streets of Woodstock with their coach officers!
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Congratulations Chief
@DarylLongworth
!
And congratulations to our three Communications Champion Award finalists: Mike Lapaine from
@bluewaterhealth
, Lynn Logan from
@westernu
, and
@DarylLongworth
from
@Woodstock_PS
!
#VirtuososBack
#IABC
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This morning a good samaritan called for some helping hands to assist getting some ducklings that were trying to cross a street to safety. Officers arrived to assist the caller & the ducklings are now safe at Southside Park. Thank you to the good samaritan for your quick action!
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Today is Law Enforcement Appreciation Day! WPS would like to say thank you to all of our officers and law enforcement officers everywhere for their hard work and dedication to keeping our communities safe!
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Today the Woodstock Police Service along with community members got out in the rain to support the Special Olympics in the Law Enforcement Torch Run. Thanks to all for coming out to support such a great cause. Special shout out to PC Ernst for organizing this event.
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A big thank you to our friends at the Royal Turban for donating a delicious dinner to our officers last evening. We truly appreciate the support and the fuel to do our jobs in this difficult time.
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A BIG thank you shout out goes to Crispy Slice Pizza and Wings and Your Oxford for the lunch time delivery of pizzas for our officers!
#feelingthelove
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What an incredible success our Auxilliary unit's Fill A Cruiser event has been! 6 full cruisers so far! We're hoping to beat last years record of 11 filled cruisers. There is still time to head over to Sobey's and make your donation to the Salvation Army Foodbank!
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Members of the Community Response Unit attended McDonald's in support of McHappy day. Proceeds of every purchase go to Ronald McDonald house and families in our community. Don't forget to check out your local McDonald's today May 11!
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Happy
#PublicSafetyTelecommunicatorsWeek
to our 911 Dispatchers!
They answer the phone during your emergency, ensure 1st responders have the info needed to do their job, assist you while help is on the way & so much more.⚫💛⚫
#IveGotYourBack911
#ThankADispatcher
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As we grieve as a community for PSD Taz, we will also have PSD Bingo in our hearts.
Our thoughts and prayers are with
@TorontoPolice
, especially
@TPSK9
during this incredibly difficult time.
Rest In Peace PSD Bingo
Bingo, one of our K9s, was killed in the line of duty by gunfire tonight. Thank you for keeping our members safe and thank you for your service. My deepest condolences to his partner and to all of our
@TPSK9
unit.
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Please help us welcome Leslie Farrell as the new provincially appointed WPS board member. Ms. Farrell is a mother, wife, 28 year business owner (Tim Horton's - very fitting!☕🍩), United Way board member, strong community advocate & leader & much more! Welcome to the WPS family!
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Thank you for coming out to show your support
@BLVLPolice
Today, we join
@Woodstock_PS
in mourning PSD Taz who was killed in the line of duty earlier this month.
@BLVLPolice
K-9 Unit, PSD Bax & Cst. McInroy, attended to honour the service & sacrifice of PSD Taz. He & PSD Bingo of
@TorontoPolice
are true heroes & will not be forgotten.
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Yesterday our good friend Harper helped her favourite WPS Police Officers with some RADAR and traffic enforcement! She had no problem telling drivers to slow down as they went by and is going to be a great future recruit for the
#WPSTraffic
Unit!
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***Media Release: SEARCH WARRANT***
Two Woodstock men are facing 22 charges after police execute a firearms search warrant at a residence on East Park Drive Wednesday.
Full release:
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Thank you to East Side Mario's for providing our hard working staff with a delicious lunch today! We truly appreciate the community support!
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Today we are officially welcoming three new special constables to the WPS team! Congratulations to Cadet Van Boekel, Cadet Taylor, and Special Constable Hill! Cadets Van Boekel and Taylor will be assigned to a platoon while Special Constable Hill will be assigned to courts.
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WPS members participating in the
#RunONforNS
virtual 5k in honour of RCMP Cst. Heidi Stevenson, who was killed in the line of duty. $$ raised will be donated to the Police & Peace Officer Memorial Ribbon Society which funds scholarships for fallen officers children & much more.
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Mental health is important for everyone! We recognize that first responders are active participants in the some of the worst moment's of other peoples lives. They see things many cannot imagine and today we are talking about it.
#BellLetsTalk
#MentalHealth
#FirstResponders
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After graduating the from Basic Constable Training at the Ontario Police College, our newest recruits, PC Anderson, PC McKay, and PC Wareham, have returned and officially sworn in. Congratulations and welcome back!
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We are very pleased to welcome two new Special Constable - Cadets, who will be joining their respective platoons to commence Cadet duties after completing the next weeks of training.
Welcome to the WPS family, Cadets Jillian Hughes and Dominique Smith!
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We remember.
We remember those who lost their lives.
We remember the first responders and emergency services.
And our thoughts and prayers go to all those affected.
#911Anniversary
#NeverForget
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Today is
#NationalLawEnforcementAppreciationDay
, and we're giving a shoutout to all police officers and personnel who serve our communities, province and country and put their life on the line every day to keep us all safe. Thank you! 💙
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We're getting geared up for our second season of the Kids & Cops Baseball Program! Shoutout to Canadian Tire/Jumpstart for helping us make this program possible for local youth who may not have the opportunity to play organized sports by providing some baseball equipment!
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Today we are celebrating PSD Striker's 10th birthday!🥳
Thank you for your dedication to keeping Woodstock safe and teaching the community about what you can do! 🚔
We hope your day is filled with lots of hot dogs and "good boys". 🌭💙
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We would like to thank Little Caesars Pizza for the pizza lunch and this wonderful couple from Nova Scotia who delivered some
#NovaScotiaStrong
donuts for dessert!
We are so appreciative of all the community support we have received recently!
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Today we welcome back, Constable Hughes, previously known as Cadet Hughes! Congratulations on completing your term at OPC!
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Today we recieved this beautiful cake for our frontline officers! Thank you to our friend Linda for this surprise delivery!
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Thank you Adeline for drawing us a portrait of PSD Taz!
We are really feeling the community support during this difficult time.
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Tom sure had some strong competition in this year's
#LittleRecruitsCostumeContest
! We want to share some honourable mentions because who doesn't want to look at how cute these little future police officers are!
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A big thank you to Darryl Garcia of Big D’s Sandwich Shack, RBC Bank Manager Majid Minawi, and Wallflour Bakery for their generosity and kindness in dropping off wraps, soup, and baked goods for us here at WPS.
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We would also like to thank
@OxfordParamedic
Services and
@Woodstock_PS
for their involvement at the fire scene on Nellis Street last night! (image courtesy of SentinalReview)
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Parents: it's tough to keep kids occupied & educated during this time. We want to help! Activity idea: Draw/paint/sketch a picture of or use recyclables to build your own
#K9Striker
.
Check out our FB page to learn fun facts about Striker
Snap a pic & send them to us to share!
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Today we send our best wishes to our four new recruits commencing their Basic Constable training at the Ontario Police College today!
Congratulations and good luck future WPS Constables Rebelo, Van Parys, Thind and Johnson!
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Halloween 🎃 is around the corner & we're recruiting some help from all the little Police Officers who will be under cover trick-or-treating this year!👮🏽♂️👮🏼♀️ Send us a photo of your little one in their best Police Officer Halloween costume for a chance to win a special surprise! 🚔
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Thank you to all of our members who participated in our food drive today! Plus, a $600.00 cheque was presented on behalf of the WPS Wellness Committee. Such a success for the
#VirtualDayOfCaring
!
#LoveYourNeighbour
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Chilly Charlie predicted 6 more weeks of Winter for Woodstock, but Wiarton Willie claims the entire province will get an early spring. If you have any knowledge of the whereabouts of either of these "groundhogs" we would like to question them to get to the bottom of this.
We would like to follow up on this
#groundhogday2021
proclamation to ensure its accuracy.
#EarlySpring
? 🌸
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***MEDIA RELEASE: Community Response Unit***
We have officially deployed our newest policing team, the Community Response Unit (CRU).
To learn more about the CRU team and their role within WPS visit:
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Woodstock Police would like to welcome another of it's new members to the WPS Team! Constable Shannon Ludlow comes to us from the RCMP and before that worked as a paramedic with our very own Oxford County. Welcome to the Woodstock Team Constable Ludlow!!
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@lpsmediaoffice
Curious about the breeding service you use for your rabbits? Yours is huge compared to our Police Service Rabbit...
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We would like to send a big thank you to the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community (Woodstock Chapter) for their generosity this holiday season. Last week they stopped by headquarters to provide pizza to WPS staff working over the holidays.
Thank you for the thoughtful gesture!
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We are so proud of all of our members who are so dedicated to our community, getting involved and making a difference. Congratulations Inspector Shelton on your term as United Way Oxford's
#2020CampaignChair
!
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Happy Halloween from PSD Striker and our high school co-op student going on his first ride along tonight!
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This week we said "see you soon" to high school Co-op student Greg, who has spent the last 5 months with WPS, learning the ins and outs of a career in policing! Thank you Greg for your hard work and dedication to WPS and good luck on your path to becoming a police officer!
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September 11, 2001 - a tragic day in modern history. Today we remember all of the lives lost and pay our respects to the heroes, emergency responders, volunteers, victims, family members and everyone affected by the devastating loss of the World Trade Center.
#WeRemember
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Thanks to Humaira and Tariq from Coffee Culture for sharing their delicious treats at headquarters today!
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