WPS After Hours

Today's podcast discusses Public Order Policing and how the WPS plans, prepares and responds to large and small-scale events in our community, including parades, protests, rallies, and assemblies. Meet our Special Events Unit (P/Sgt. Brian Wurm), Police Liaison Team (Cst. Rachel Vertone), and Crowd Management Unit (Sgt. Colin Smith). Show Notes: City of Winnipeg – Use of street permits For lar...

In this episode, P/Sgt. Stephane Fontaine and River Patrol Officer Ray Duma talk about the unit's efforts to keep Winnipeg's waterways and trails safe for all. Show Notes • WPS Website River Patrol English and French (https://www.winnipeg.ca/fr/police/services/circulation/patrouille-rivieres) · Includes speed limits for boaters · Vessel regulations, boating safety & licensing • Transpo...

This is WPS After Hours, an informative, relaxed insight into policing and community. In this episode, Cst. Deborah Van Der Ploeg and volunteer Trish Cohen of the Victim Services Unit talk about how the Unit supports victims of crime and the passionate volunteers behind this challenging work. Show links: WPS Victim Services: • Website: www.winnipeg.ca/police/services/victim-services • Phone: 204-9...

This is WPS After Hours, an informative, relaxed insight into policing and community. In this episode, Christine Collings of the 9-1-1- Emergency Communications Center talks about the first responders answering your 9-1-1 calls, how your calls are triaged and what the future of 9-1-1 looks like.

This is WPS After Hours, an informative, relaxed insight into policing and community.   In this episode, Sgt. Andrée Huberdeau and Mental Health Clinician Luci Stebner of the Alternative Response to Citizens In Crisis (ARCC) program talk about the collaborative partnership between the Winnipeg Police Service and Shared Health’s Crisis Response Centre that responds to non-criminal, non-violent cris...

This is WPS After Hours, an informative, relaxed insight into policing and community.   In this episode, Detective Tasha Sullivan of the Financial Crimes Unit joins us to talk about the grandparent scam (also known as the emergency scam) – and why you should just hang up the phone! This episode may be particularly of interest to our senior audience or anyone who has a senior connection with a seni...