Saskatoon Police Service

Saskatoon Police Service
Coat of arms of the Saskatoon Police Service
Coat of arms of the Saskatoon Police Service
MottoNeque Timore Neque Favore
Neither by fear nor by favour
Agency overview
Formed1903
Jurisdictional structure
Legal jurisdictionMunicipal/Provincial
Operational structure
Headquarters76 25th Street East
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
S7K 3P9
Sworn members460 Regular Members and 59.5 Special Constables (2017)
Unsworn members135.11 Civilian (2017)
Elected officer responsible
  • The Honourable Gordon Wyant, Minister of Justice and Attorney General
Agency executives
Website
saskatoonpolice.ca

Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) is the municipal police service in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. It holds both municipal and provincial jurisdiction. Police Chief Troy Cooper is the head of the service. The deputy chief is Deputy Chief Cam McBride (Operations).[2] The SPS operates in partnership and cooperation with the Corman Park Police Service and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

Dating back to at least 1976, the SPS is known for discrimination against the Indigenous people of Canada, through the practice of extrajudicial killings known as the "starlight tours", where Indigenous people were taken to the edge of the city in the dead of winter and abandoned so they freeze to death. It is unknown how many people have died from these "starlight tours". There are at least three suspected cases that led deaths.[3]

  1. ^ "Saskatoon Police Deputy Chiefs". Saskatoon Police Service. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Deputy Chiefs". saskatoonpolice.ca. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Tours was invoked but never defined (see the help page).