Toronto Police Service in 1834 when the city of Toronto was first created from the town of York. (Prior to that, local able-bodied male citizens were required to report for night duty as special constables for a fixed number of nights a year on the pain of fine or imprisonment in a system known as "watch and ward". The Toronto Police is one of the English-speaking world's oldest modern municipal police departments; older than, for example, the New York City Police Department which was formed in 1845 or the Boston Police Department which was established in 1839. The London Metropolitan Police of 1829
London Police Service firearms in 1878, however this was only authorized during night patrols. In 1991, the London Police Force changed their name to the London Police Service. The current Chief of Police is John B. Pare, MOM and supported by two Deputy Chiefs: Daryl Longworth and Stephen Williams. LPS is broken down into divisions, branches, teams and sections, etc.: https://www.londonpolice.ca/en/about/Population-Staff-and-Cost.aspx London Police Service The London Police Service (LPS) provides policing services for the city of London, Ontario, Canada. They are responsible to the citizens of London for enforcing both the provincial laws of Ontario, and the federal laws of Canada including the