Patrol Division

	Canine Section
	Vehicle Fleet
	Auxiliary Program

The Patrol Division is commanded by a Superintendent who reports directly to the Deputy Chief of Police. The division consists of twenty-four sworn officers, four part-time jail guards, and eight crosswalk guards.

Twenty-four of the patrol members are divided into four platoons each with a Sergeant in charge. Two officers are police dog handlers in the Canine Section.

These twenty-four patrol officers provide the City of Miramichi with twenty-four hour police coverage.

Most of the patrol constables are police generalists. The police generalist is the first responder in calls for service such as disputes, intrusion alarms, complaints initiating investigation, enforcement, and arrests. Police generalists liaise with community service groups, businesses, schools, and seniors in fulfilling their role as community police constables. They are also first responders to medical calls.

Most of the patrolling is done in a vehicle due to required coverage and response time. Other community needs are addressed with a bicycle program, foot patrols throughout the year, and snowmobile and all terrain vehicle patrols of trails within the city (weather permitting).

Some members of the Patrol Division provide specialized services such as traffic duties and accident investigations. Constables assigned to these duties provide enforcement and accident investigation and accident reconstruction as required.

An accident reconstructionist is responsible for conducting technical traffic collision investigations and analysis, and technical and mechanical examinations of vehicles involved in traffic accidents. He or she also provides advice and interpretation on traffic collision investigations, and provides expert testimony in court. This service is provided on a cost recovery basis to other law enforcement agencies. There are specially trained “scenes of crime officers” to assist investigators with the initial stages of a crime.