P.A. police never discharged firearms: report
According to a report released by the Saskatchewan Police Commission, the Prince Albert Police Service is one of only two jurisdictions in the province that did not use their firearms this past year.
Police Chief Troy Cooper would not tout his own officers over any other in the province, even though the report showed Prince Albert police have been fired at. He said only that city cops were quite familiar with firearms offences.
“I think we have a really well-trained police service across the province, I don’t think there’s a great deal of difference from one agency to another. I think when you look at the statistics where you will see a difference is from demographic changes and shifts across the province…in the region around Prince Albert we’re seeing more firearms. We see that in vehicle stops, we see that in drug seizures, we that where there’s gang involvement,” he said.
Cooper admitted his first reaction to the report was shock.