Aux

By: Nick Liard

The Greater Sudbury Police Service welcomed 17 new members to it’s Auxiliary Unit this past week.

The unit which is now made up over around 30 volunteers will serve in accordance to the Police Services Act, and assist in events such as parades and crime prevention initiatives.

Many like Jessica Nykilchyk hopes to use this opportunity to eventually become front-line officers.

But Ian Reedman who is Mental Health Clinician at Health Sciences North, is using this chance to better understand.

Police Chief Paul Pedersen says they welcomed a great group into the service.

Auxiliary Unit Officers are required to volunteer at least 12 hours a month.

 

Greater Sudbury Police still have some hoops to jump through before rolling out their dashboard cameras.

Dashboard cameras are to be installed in four police cruisers but staff are still going through training on how to make the captured evidence ready for court use.

Pedersen says it’s a similar reason they can’t look at on officer cameras at this time as well, they have to protect peoples right to privacy.

The four cameras will be installed into cruisers in high traffic areas as part of a year long pilot project.

Sudbury Police will also wrap up the final day of training for Conducted Energy Weapons on April 20th, and after that date, all front-line officers will carry the tasers.