Alberta Provincial Police
| Alberta Provincial Police | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Abbreviation | APP |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1917 |
| Dissolved | 1932 |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Legal jurisdiction | Provincial |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Edmonton, AB |
| Sworn members | 201 |
| Facilities | |
| Barracks | 105 |
The Alberta Provincial Police (APP) was a police force active in Alberta, Canada, between 1917 and 1932.
In 1917, the Royal Northwest Mounted Police (RNWMP) left Alberta due to a lack of sufficient resources in light of its increased responsibilities for national security during World War I and possibly its reluctance to again enforce Prohibition law recently put into effect by the Alberta government after its experience doing so during Territorial times.[1] It was replaced by the newly created APP on March 1st, 1917, which was responsible for provincial policing until 1932, when it was eliminated as a cost-cutting measure during the Great Depression.[2]
Today the Royal Canadian Mounted Police's "K" Division is responsible for provincial policing in Alberta and the Alberta Sheriffs Branch is responsible for additional provincial law enforcement.
Ranks
Known ranks on the force:
- Commissioner
- Assistant Superintendent
- Superintendent
- Inspector
- Detective
- Sergeant
- Constable
Commissioners
Board of Commissioners
- P.C.H Primrose - Chairman (1917-1919) - Police Magistrate for the city of Edmonton and previously with the North-West Mounted Police
- A.G. Browning (1917-1919) - Deputy Attorney General
- G.E. Sanders (1917-1919) - Police Magistrate for the city of Calgary and previously with the North-West Mounted Police
After Re-organisation
- Alfred Cuddy 1919-1922 - former Chief of Calgary Police (1912–1919) and Assistant Commissioner of the Ontario Provincial Police[3]
- Willoughby Charles Bryan 1922-1932 - previously with the North-West Mounted Police.[4][5]
Stations
APP stations were known as barracks or detachments with about 100 when the force was created in 1917.[6]
Equipment and vehicles
Land fleet
- Indian Motorcycles with sidecars
Weapons
- Winchester Model 1876 saddle carbine—issued in .45-75 Winchester
- Lewis Guns mounted on motorcycles
Officers Killed in the Line of Duty
- Constable Steve Lawson (1922) - Shot to death
References
- ^ Johnsrude, Larry (June 18, 2007). "Provincial police history saved". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved 2009-07-19.
- ^ Foster, Franklin L. (1981). John E. Brownlee: A Biography. Lloydminster, Alberta: Foster Learning Inc. p. 202. ISBN 978-1-55220-004-9.
- ^ http://www.rcmpveteransvancouver.com/tribute-to-teddy-bryan-reg-2152/
- ^ http://www.pioneersalberta.org/profiles/b.html#bryant_c
- ^ http://www.rcmpveteransvancouver.com/tribute-to-teddy-bryan-reg-2152/
- ^ http://www.archivesalberta.org/2006exhibit/paa1.htm