Three officers hired by La Ronge taxpayers arrive
Three new RCMP officers focused almost entirely on La Ronge have begun duties in the municipality.
Constables Engel, MacDonald and Moore were all deployed in town when its enhanced policing agreement with the RCMP came into effect Dec. 1. The three-year, nearly $1.2 million contract was agreed to back in October and is in addition to the $202,000 the town already pays for policing services each year.
“Their duties are assigned almost solely to the community of La Ronge and, under the agreement, the town has had some specific duties they would like the officers to be involved in,” said Acting-Staff Sgt. Josh Hallett. “The big thing right now is they are increasing the patrols in the community within the residential and commercial areas.”
Since beginning duties this month, the officers have been meeting with business owners and getting to know the downtown core. Hallett stated some have also taken part in violent threat risk assessment training to assist the schools when they are needed.
