Provincial posted Jan 19, 2024 @ 05:45pm by Cheyanna Lorraine

BC RCMP welcome 15 new officers

The BC RCMP welcomed 15 newly hired officers to the ranks last week.

Many of the officers have experience in law enforcement agencies across the counties and bring between three to 36 years of experience.

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Members of the first 2024 EPO troop (Troop #7) will be assigned to:

Frontline Policing (Westshore, Sooke, Mission, Kamloops, Kelowna)
Federal and Serious Organized Crime
Pacific Shiprider Program
BC Highway Patrol
Integrated National Security Enforcement Team
Emergency Response Team
Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit, BC
Explosives Disposal Unit

After being sworn in earlier this year, the troop of officers travelled to the RCMP Training Academy in Regina for a three-day trip where they learned about the history of the RCMP while participating in practice drills and getting fitted for their general duty and Red Serge uniforms.

Next month, the troop of officers will attend a three-week training course at the Pacific Region Training Centre in Chilliwack, where they will brush up on interviewing techniques, policy and procedures and tactical training.

The officers will begin their first posts upon completion of the training.

“I look forward to what these talented officers bring to the RCMP family,” says Supt. Derek Thibodeau, Officer in Charge of the Career Development and Resource Section for the BC RCMP.

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