page_title: Calgary Police Service
section_title: Organization
hierarchical_section_title: Calgary Police Service / Organization
caption_attribution_description: English: Two mounted members of the Calgary Police Service on duty at Olympic Plaza park in downtown Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
context_page_description: Calgary Police Service, formed in 1885, is the municipal police force for the City of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It is the largest municipal police service in Alberta and third largest municipal force in Canada behind Toronto Police Service, Montreal Police.
context_section_description: The force was founded on February 7, 1885.  The first chief was Jack Ingram, who supervised two constables. Past chiefs include Christine Silverberg, the first female police chief in Canada. The current head of the CPS is Chief Mark Neufeld.
  CPS is divided into the following sections:
  Administration
  Chief Crowfoot Learning Center
  Community and youth services
  Community liaison
  Criminal operations
  Finance
  Fleet and facilities
  Human resources
  Information communication technology section
  Investigation support
  Major crimes
  Operations audit
  Organized crime control
  Professional standards
  Real time operations center (RTOC)
  Support
  Traffic services
  In 1993, as a direct result of the hit and run death of Constable Rick Sonnenberg, the Helicopter Air Watch for Community Safety (HAWCS unit) was created, and the Calgary Police Service became the first law enforcement agency in Canada to incorporate the use of air support into its routine operations. In 2006, the unit was expanded when a second helicopter was purchased.
  A regional shortage of police recruits had previously led the Calgary Police Service to recruit officers from other international forces, especially the UK.  To facilitate this, Canadian citizenship or permanent resident status was not a pre-requisite to apply, though a successful application was dependent on previous police experience.
  For a recruit application today, the Calgary Police Service has reinstated the requirement to have Canadian citizenship, landed immigrant status or permanent resident status.
caption: Members of the Mounted Unit of the Calgary Police Service on duty at Olympic Plaza on horses.
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