Police Services

Temiskaming Shores now is policed by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) North East Region as of September 8, 2007.

Public Complaints Policy and Form (By-law No. 2008-007) - Temiskaming Shores Police Services Board

What is Community Policing?

It is a partnership between the community and the police. This partnership is dedicated to the identification and resolution of crime, partnership shares in the responsibility as well as the effort in the resolution of the problems.

The goal is to improve the quality of life in the community.

How Does it Work?

Through communication consultation and representation, policing priorities in a community are established by the citizens. In effect, what is of concern to the police. Community priorities become police priorities. These concerns are brought to the police by way of a Community Policing Committee.

Community priorities are police priorities. 

What is a Community Policing Committee?

It is a group of community minded citizens who are interested in either improving or maintaining the quality of life in their community. They meet periodically to identify traffic, crime or social order problems in their community and bring these problems to the attention of the police. At the same time, the committee takes an active role in working with the police to resolve the problem. They DO NOT act as investigators or informants.

The community policing committee and the police
are partners in the problem solving process.

What Can My Community Expect from Community Policing?

When citizens support Community Policing and the efforts of their Community Policing Committee, they help to ensure:

• security of property
• public safety
• concerns are heard
• a reduction in crime and traffic problems
• a quality life community 

How Can Community Policing be Supported in My Community?

Through participation and involvement with:

• police/citizen community meetings
• crime prevention programs
• police services surveys
• support of community/police initiatives

As a police service we rely on community participation and input to make community priorities our priorities. Neither the community nor the police can alone do what is required.

Together, We Can Make a Difference.

Detachments serving your community:

• OPP: 1-888-310-1122 (Inspector Alex Ivanov)
• Crime Stoppers: 1-800-461-7373

Community involvement in establishing police
priorities is key to effective police services.