{"id":989,"date":"2021-03-06T23:12:16","date_gmt":"2021-03-06T23:12:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/winnipegpolicemuseum.ca\/?page_id=989"},"modified":"2023-08-27T17:20:20","modified_gmt":"2023-08-27T17:20:20","slug":"specialty-units-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/winnipegpolicemuseum.ca\/specialty-units-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Specialty Units"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
In June 1959, Winnipeg became the first city in North America to have a single call emergency number. This single number was activated in the US in 1968, almost 10 years after Winnipeg.\u00a0 When instituted in the US, they began the international standard of 911, and Winnipeg followed suit.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
The Winnipeg Police Canine Unit (K9 Unit) began in the early 1970s, and one of the first police dogs, Axel, was the first and remains the only canine awarded the Canadian Bankers Medal, for capturing a bank robber.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
The Dive unit originated in Fort Garry before amalgamation.\u00a0 One of the principles in the unit was Armin Stojke. In 2021, the Dive Unit celebrates its 60th anniversary.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
2020 marked the 10th anniversary of Auxillary Force Cadets and the 60th anniversary of the original Police Cadet! In both cases, cadets would take on administrative duties and less demanding duties of sworn members.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
The Emergency Responspose Unit (ERU) began in mid 1970s and continues today as the Tactical Support Team (TST) and is used in a variety of high-risk situations.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
A formal Winnipeg Police Service Revolver Club was formed in 1959 and continues to host shooting competitions today.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
The Winnipeg Police Service has a long history of community involvement including crime prevention, school patrols, diversity relations, police in schools, and victim services to name a few.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t