Working closer with communities during Police Week

National Police Week runs until Saturday as officers across the country focus on safety and helping their communities which are coping with the outbreak of COVID-19.

This year Police Week runs from May 10 to 16, with the theme; Leading the Way to Safer Communities, which focuses on the many ways that our police members help promote the safety and well-being of everyone in our communities.

Police Week began in 1970 as a way for police to connect with their communities and increase awareness about the services they provide. Community policing is at the heart of the week, and the week provides an opportunity for police and community members to get to know each other.

Also taking place is Canada Road Safety Week, which runs from May 18 to May 18, in which officers focus on the “Big 4” contributors to collisions that often cause injury to people and includes; speeding, aggressive driving, distracted and impaired driving.

Minutes after Road Safety Week was kicked off a driver was arrested by traffic officers racing down the Queen Elizabeth Way at 170 kmh. A learner was also arrested earlier this month for travelling at 308 kmh on the same road using his father’s car.