Operations

Featuring tools and strategies that increase the RCMP's impact and help build a robust police force for Canadians.

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   New training initiative empowers officers across Canada to identify high risk threats to children

   Specialized training and data mining model aim to stop child trafficking and sexual exploitation through cross-agency collaboration.

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   RCMP donates truck to search and rescue organization in New Brunswick

   A search and rescue organization in Acadie-Chaleur, New Brunswick, has added a former RCMP vehicle to its fleet thanks to the donation of a used truck by the RCMP.

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   Alberta RCMP expanding use of drones to respond to calls for service

   RCMP Air Services moving forward after successful Drone as a First Responder (DFR) pilot project in Alberta.

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   Gazette rides along with RCMP border patrol in southern Quebec

   Follow the Gazette as we ride along with an RCMP border patrol officer at the Canada-US border in Quebec.

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   Supporting Reservists with flexibility and honour

   Canadian Armed Forces recognizes the RCMP’s support of its Naval Reserve program in P.E.I.

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   RCMP Air Services growing to meet operational demands

   The RCMP Air Services has grown in size and in operational capabilities since its creation in 1937.

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   Swissair Flight 111: Working together in the midst of tragedy

   Multiple partner agencies worked together on the investigation, search and recovery of Swissair Flight 111. Their co-operation was critical to a smooth operation.

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   RCMP Public Order Unit partners with French national police for training

   The RCMP's Ottawa Tactical Support Group attend extensive public order training at France's national police training centre.

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   Canada's effective response to attacks of mass destruction starts with preparation

   Read about the RCMP-led team that is called in to respond to chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosives attacks in Canada.

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   RCMP telecoms operator guides kids to safety

   Read about the experience of one operator at New Brunswick's Operational Command Centre who helped guide two lost boys out of the woods.

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   Transformative technology: how the emerging science of DNA provided answers

   Advances in DNA have changed how police investigate crimes. Read about two landmark cases in which the emerging science of DNA provided key answers.

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   RCMP specialized unit combats cybercrime through teamwork

   The RCMP’s National Cybercrime Coordination Centre – known as the NC3 – helped shut down one of the largest online criminal facilitators in the world.

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   Whistler's backcountry no match for RCMP Air Services and Emergency Response Team

   An integrated emergency response team and RCMP Air Services rescued an injured skier in remote British Columbia using the aircraft's hoist capability.

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   RCMP Air Services adds new capabilities to save lives

   Read how RCMP Air Services is using a new helicopter and surveillance equipment to protect Canadians and support police operations.

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   RCMP working to re-define its place in the Arctic

   RCMP officers spent part of summer 2022 on board an Arctic patrol ship to explore how it may be used to support the RCMP’s duties in the North.

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   A snapshot of policing in Manitoba North District

   The policing challenges in Manitoba North District are significant. But so are the opportunities to help and to learn.

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   Tip helps police recover hundreds of stolen tools

   Read how the Manitoba RCMP worked to return hundreds of stolen tools to their rightful owners.

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   International child exploitation operation saves 12 kids in Canada, 146 worldwide

   A dozen children in Canada have been safeguarded and nearly 50 people in Canada are facing charges following an international online child sexual abuse investigation that started in New Zealand.

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   RCMP finalizing details of body-worn camera rollout

   In an effort to improve the public's trust in police, the RCMP will begin using body-worn cameras. Read more about the process of implementing the project.

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   Training puts focus on de-escalation

   RCMP officers are learning more techniques that can further reduce the number of times physical force is used in police interactions with the public. Read more about the updated Incident Management Intervention Model training.

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   New RCMP training reinforces human rights and de-escalation

   RCMP Tactical Support Groups are adding a new role to sharpen their focus on de-escalation and taking on new duties supporting other RCMP teams. Read more about their evolving work.

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   RCMP in Congo support local police and victims of violence

   There is an epidemic of violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo and RCMP officers are part of a large UN Mission to assist. They’re working to help victims of gender-based violence and improving policing in the volatile central African c

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   Sketching to remember and find the missing

   Age-progression sketch artists take the last known available photograph of a person and “age” that person in a new drawing to how they could appear today. This forensic sketch artist is breathing new life into one historical case.

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   Civilian investigators coming to RCMP

   The RCMP has created new Civilian Criminal Investigator positions to bring cybercrime and financial crime expertise to its Federal Policing unit.

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   Forensic dentists helping ID human remains in RCMP investigations

   Teeth are the most durable part of the body, which is good news for forensic dentists because they can compare dental records from before and after death to determine human identity.

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   RCMP cadets train for off-road driving on new track

   Sometimes police work takes officers down the back roads. That’s why RCMP cadets are learning about off-road driving at the force’s training academy. Read how a new driving course is preparing officers for rough roads.

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   Police dog leads rescuers to man lost in the woods

   RCMP Corporal Jason Muzzerall and his police service dog Jerry found a man buried in snow near Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador.

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   RCMP and conservation officers share backcountry expertise

   In Fort St. John, British Columbia, you may spot the RCMP and British Columbia Conservation Officer Service working together on ride checks, patrols and human-wildlife interactions.

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   Teamwork and training save man from icy waters

   Thanks to quick-thinking RCMP officers in Grand Rapids, Manitoba, a man who fell into the icy Saskatchewan River was saved from drowning.

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   Community comes together during double challenge

   When COVID19 and water problems struck Fond du Lac, Saskatchewan, RCMP officers were ready to help.

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   Growing DNA program offers help for investigators, families

   The RCMP's National Missing Persons DNA Program is helping police across Canada put a name to previously unidentified remains.

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   Speciality vehicles an essential part of remote policing

   Everyone can recognize a police cruiser, but in remote areas, you might spot police officers in boats, on snowmobiles or even driving in a truck on train tracks.

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   RCMP investigators deploy overseas for in-person interviews

   RCMP investigators flew to Bangladesh, in September 2020, to hear and record witness accounts of an alleged genocide against Rohingya Muslims.

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   Expert explains ins and outs of illegal drug labs

   RCMP Clandestine Lab Enforcement and Response Teams work day and night targeting those producing illicit drugs.

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   Many skills needed to pilot an RCMP helicopter

   Learn what it takes to fly with the RCMP Air Services in our Questions and Answers with helicopter pilot S/Cst. Kathy Stewart.

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   Manitoba rural crime enforcement teams have successful summer

   New and expanded rural crime reduction teams in Manitoba are seeing results.

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   Legwork helps convict serial killer

   RCMP suspected they had a killer on their hands after Cody Legebokoff was pulled over on a British Columbia highway. But some swift police work revealed much more.

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   Using facial reconstruction to help identify remains

   RCMP in Alberta are using forensic reconstruction to revive three cases of unidentified remains.

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   Investigators collect evidence for crimes around the world (Major Crimes - Part 3)

   Read how officers work across the globe to prevent war criminals from finding safe haven in Canada.

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   River searches to help bring closure (Major Crimes - Part 2)

   Read how the RCMP is co-operating with police in Edmonton and Calgary each year to search major waterways and help find missing people.

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   Manitoba RCMP recall murder for hire (Major Crimes Series - Part 1)

   Gazette magazine's four-part series on major crimes looks back at a 2007 homicide investigation in Manitoba.

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   Policing in Prince Edward Island offers unique opportunities

   Staying in touch with local residents is a big part of the job for RCMP officers in Kings District, Prince Edward Island

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   National DNA Data Bank, 20 years and growing

   The RCMP National DNA databank has been a crucial part of evidence in Canadian courts for 20 years.

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   RCMP Air Services provides vital support

   RCMP Air Services provides vital support to communities off the beaten path.

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   Forensic experts manage risk to reap rewards

   Being meticulous and self-motivated are two must-have qualities for RCMP forensic identification experts.

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   RCMP test online crime reporting

   Four RCMP detachments in British Columbia are testing a tool that allows residents to report minor crimes online.

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   Marshalling the Manitoba manhunt

   The account of the exhaustive search of two suspects in and around Gillam.

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   Routine reminders help prevent theft

   Last year, Nova Scotia RCMP began promoting the #9PMROUTINE in the name of crime prevention.

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   Global taskforce confronts growing online child exploitation

   The RCMP is helping lead international efforts to keep kids safe as part of the Virtual Global Taskforce.

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   Teamwork key to bomb-disposal work

   Sergeant Chris Wilkie is a veteran explosive disposal expert who says no two devices are the same.

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   New policing model speeds up response times

   RCMP officers working in a remote fly-in community are happier, healthier and more efficient since switching to a new policing model.

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   Historic investigation course helps officers develop leads

   New technology and innovation in DNA science, mapping analysis and police interviewing can all help crack old cases.

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   RCMP teamwork led to catching Innisfail bomber

   When 23-year-old Victoria Shachtay was killed by a bomb in 2011, hundreds of RCMP officers and experts worked to solve the case. Read more about this complex investigation and how teamwork led to the bomber’s arrest.

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   Updates to sex offender act help agencies share key details

   A partnership with the Canada Border Services Agency is helping keep kids safe at home and abroad.

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   Dive team recovers remains from 1959 plane crash

   A RCMP underwater recovery operation has helped bring closure to families after 60 years of mystery.

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   Crisis negotiators fine-tune skills at annual training

   RCMP crisis negotiators help diffuse tense and high-stakes situations — and frequent training keeps them at their best.

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   Well-being a priority for child exploitation units

   It requires a focus that many people couldn’t sustain. The job of some RCMP officers and employees requires them to regularly review images, videos and written materials that portray the sexual abuse of children.

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   RCMP uses new approach to catch money launderers

   In a takedown worthy of Hollywood, the RCMP followed suitcases filled with cash to dismantle one of the biggest money-laundering networks in Canada.

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   New unit offers real-time intelligence to police

   The Real Time Intelligence Centre – British Columbia is a new 24-7 operational unit in Surrey, that’s helping speed up investigations by providing relevant suspect information in real time to officers responding to serious incidents.

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   Geographic profilers help police solve crimes

   RCMP Staff Sergeant Carl Sesely was skeptical about geographic profiling — until it helped him find the man who set fires to 28 occupied homes across Burnaby, British Columbia, more than 20 years ago.

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   RCMP works with friends of murdered teen

   Looking back at the two years before her friend was murdered by a jealous ex-boyfriend, Benisha Aujla can identify all the signs that Maple Batalia was in a violent relationship and needed help.

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   Training, health supports keep Emergency Response Team members prepared

   Full and part-time RCMP Emergency Response Team members train to be prepared for any potential crisis.

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   More women applying to RCMP Emergency Response Teams

   Wearing a nine-kilogram weighted vest, Constable Amanda Nelles climbed over a 1.8-metre wall during a test of physical and mental endurance for the RCMP’s Emergency Response Team (ERT).

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   Bringing closure for families of drowning victims

   In most Canadian provinces, when a body is lost in the water, RCMP underwater recovery divers like Sergeant Andy Pulo and Corporal John Stringer are ready to search the cold, dark depths to find it.

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   Every second counts in avalanche rescue

   When a person is buried violently underneath metres of snow, avalanche rescue dogs and their handlers must respond rapidly — often in challenging backcountry conditions.

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   RCMP trains female police officers from Jordan

   Female police officers from Jordan visited the RCMP in Ottawa this week for information-sharing and training to help strengthen their response to critical incidents and improve interactions with women.

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   From social media to action: How the public's posts can help in an emergency

   RCMP used social media during the 2014 Parliament Hill shooting to gather intelligence, debunk falsereports, and navigate a crisis in real-time