With a new staff sergeant at the helm, councillors at the GPC meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 15 got an update on the work of the General Investigation Section (GIS) in the Lloydminster RCMP.
Jerry Nutbrown has 21 years with the RCMP working in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. The report to council shows the GIS has 11 regular members and one municipal
employee. It’s operating below optimal staff levels with plans to fill some vacancies expected by the end of the year.
The GIS has two functions – Specialized Investigations, and Crime Reduction.
Specialized Investigations can implement targeted initiatives addressing specific areas of criminal activity. The Crime Reduction Unit collaborates with other municipalities to learn from their efforts in addressing issues related to the unhoused and repetitive crime.
In accepting the report as information, council also learned that GIS is working to become a proactive investigative unit to reduce crime and decrease calls for service from Lloydminster residents.
