Waterloo Regional Police Service
| Waterloo Regional Police Service Service de police régional de Waterloo | |
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The WPRS logo | |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1973 |
| Annual budget | $140,000,000 (2014) |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
| Size | 1,382 km² or 533.59 sq mi |
| Population | 560,000 (2014) |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | 200 Maple Grove Rd, Cambridge, Ontario 43°25′07″N 80°23′16″W / 43.41852356891037°N 80.38777505958961°W |
| Sworn members | 800 |
| Elected officer responsible |
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| Agency executive |
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| Divisions | 5 |
| Facilities | |
| Stations | Headquarters; 3 stations; 2 sub-stations |
| Website | |
| Waterloo Regional Police Service | |
The Waterloo Regional Police Service (WRPS; French: Service de police régional de Waterloo) provides policing services for the Regional Municipality of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, which encompasses the cities of Waterloo, Kitchener, and Cambridge, as well as the townships of North Dumfries, Wellesley, Wilmot and Woolwich. The WRPS was established in 1973, to replace the individual police departments in the region. The cities of Kitchener, Waterloo and Galt; the towns of Preston, Hespeler, Elmira and New Hamburg; the Village of Bridgeport and Waterloo Township had their own respective police department. The townships of Woolwich, Wellesley, Wilmot and North Dumfries were under the jurisdiction of the Ontario Provincial Police. In 1991 the Waterloo Regional Police Force was renamed to their current name.