Chief of Police Wendy Southall became the seventh Chief of Police in the history of the Niagara Regional Police Service on January 1, 2005.

Chief Southall started her policing career over 30 years ago as an officer with the Toronto Police Service.  She served in a number of areas, including Uniform Patrol, Morality Bureau, Mobile Support Unit and the Youth Crime Division.  She joined the Niagara Police Services Board in 1982 and since that time has been an Enforcement Officer and Issuer of Licences in charge of the Licencing Department.  In 1989, she was promoted to Administrator of the Police Services Board and worked directly for eight Board Chairs and numerous Board members.  She was appointed to the Niagara Regional Police Service as acting Chief Administrative Officer in February 2000 and promoted to Chief Administrative Officer in January 2001.  Chief Southall has been directly responsible for the operations of the Finance Unit, Fleet and Facilities Management, Human Resources including Recruiting Training and Career Development, Information Services and Police Records.

Chief Southall has completed the Police Executive Leadership Program at the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Business and currently serves as a member of the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police.  In 2006, she completed her Masters in Public Administration at the University of Western Ontario.

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Additional Information about the Chief of Police can be found in the Senior Staff Biographies section of our site.
For further information, contact the Niagara Regional Police Service at (905) 688-4111
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