Press Release Department: Federal - Royal Canadian Mounted Police

RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson announced that Assistant Commissioner Janice Armstrong has been appointed to the position of Deputy Commissioner Contract and Aboriginal Policing. This promotion comes following A/Commr Armstrong’s arrival in Ottawa last spring as Assistant Commissioner, CAP. A/Commr Armstrong becomes the third female member of the RCMP’s Senior Executive Committee at the deputy commissioner level. … Read more

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), in collaboration with various police partners, launched a week-long social media campaign as part of its efforts to help solve outstanding cases of missing aboriginal women. The campaign will highlight specific from across Canada that are featured on the Canada’s Missing website (www.canadasmissing.ca) and encourages the public to help … Read more

On Sept. 17, the RCMP’s National Division charged former SNC Lavalin senior executive Kevin Wallace (46), of Oakville, Ont., with bribery of a foreign public official under Section 3(1)(b) of the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act. The charge was laid at the Toronto Queen Street Courthouse. The charge relates to an investigation into the … Read more

From Sept. 13-15, the RCMP’s maritime unit in Kingston – Ontario and the United States Coast Guard (USCG) station in Alexandria Bay, New York, conducted a joint law enforcement patrol along St. Lawrence Seaway. This collaborative program is part of the Integrated Cross-Border Maritime Law Enforcement Operations (ICMLEO) known as Canada-U.S. Shiprider. As a result … Read more

The commanding officer for RCMP National Headquarters, chief superintendent Ron Mostrey, and the president of the Ottawa RCMP Veterans’ Association, assistant commissioner retired Graham Muir, paid tribute to the wives of RCMP members who helped nurture and support their husbands’ policing careers in some of the country’s most isolated communities. Fifteen women were honoured for … Read more

From Sept. 4-6, the RCMP’s maritime unit in Sault Ste Marie – Ontario and the United States Coast Guard (USCG) station in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan conducted a joint law enforcement patrol along the St. Marys River. This collaborative program is part of the Integrated Cross-Border Maritime Law Enforcement Operations (ICMLEO) known as Canada-U.S. Shiprider. … Read more

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and the Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC), are working together to raise awareness about the dangers of hitchhiking. They will distribute a new poster which outlines steps to increase one’s safety when hitchhiking. The poster does not encourage hitchhiking but is designed to highlight safety measures for individuals … Read more

Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) commissioner Bob Paulson sent a letter to interim Commission for Public Complaints Against the RCMP (CPC) chair Ian McPhail requesting an investigation into RCMP actions in High River, Alta. The full release is available online. Call 613-843-5999.

INTERPOL’s Operation Lionfish has resulted in 142 arrests and the seizure of more than $170,000 US in cash, nearly 30 tons of cocaine, heroin and marijuana, eight tons of precursor drugs as well as 42 illegal guns and 15 vessels. RCMP officers working for INTERPOL Ottawa participated in this highly successful maritime anti-smuggling operation that … Read more

Through Operation Pangea, the international fight against the illegal online sale of counterfeit and unlicensed medicines continues. In Canada this year, the RCMP and Canada Border Services Agency joined forces with INTERPOL to inspect 3,444 packages originating from 19 countries. Of these, 3,223 packages which contained 238,820 illicit and fake medicines at a street value … Read more