Sheriff Services

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A Sheriff is an officer of the court who is referred to as a "peace officer." A Sheriff's work focuses on the safety and security of the judiciary, court staff, the public, and persons in custody, as security for judges, court proceedings and court facilities. The Sheriffs also provide services such as seizures and evictions.

       Sheriffs are responsible for:

Court security

Transportation of prisoners to and from institutions and all levels of court

The service of some civil and criminal documents

The execution of the court order

Serving legal processes and processes and executing civil judgement

Traffic  enforcement 

Protective security and investigation functions

Jury selection process

Protect public officials

Support investigations by local police

Three of the main duties of a Sheriff are:

Security of in court system – they protect the judiciary, the public, those in custody, lawyers, and court staff

Safe and timely transportation of prisoners to and from the court and correctional institutions

Service of some civil and/or criminal documents
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Other duties include:

Enforcement of decisions of the Residential Tenancies Board e.g. Notices to Vacate/eviction, enforcement of Execution Orders, including seizure and sale of assets, and the garnishing of wages.

Enforcement of Foreclosures the sale of land or property under a court order

Use of screening devices e.g. hand-held wands, metal detectors, etc.

• Assistance with ship or aircraft arrest

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Integrated Threat Assessment Unit (ITAU)

Includes assessing threats towards people working in the justice system, in government and public officials, gathering intelligence and working in integrated partnerships with other law enforcement agencies to assess and manage intelligence. The ITAU also manages and assists with operational planning for large-scale events that are deemed high security.

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Protective Operations Unit (POU)

Overseen by the Integrated Threat Assessment Unit (ITAU), whose mandate includes the protection of individuals who may be at risk due to the nature of their work, have received inappropriate communications, have been threatened, or have been identified as requiring protection. Protective operations members receive highly advanced training in close-quarter protection and operate as a plainclothes unit. Protective operations may include infrastructure and vulnerability assessments, personal protection, transport operations, residential, site and special event protection.

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Real-Time Intelligence Centre (RTIC)

Intelligence members of IAS are embedded at several integrated provincial agencies including the Real Time Intelligence Centre (RTIC) whose primary role is to track and monitor organized crime, gangs and other groups in the province, real-time crimes in progress and direct threats to public safety including terrorism-related events throughout the province.

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Fugitive Return Program (FRP)

Executes outstanding warrants on persons wanted in another province, territory, state or country jurisdictions and escorts those persons back to other Canadian jurisdictions ( Con air Program). These specialized operations include members operating in plain clothes with enhanced training and experience related to this specific detail. IAS also flies to other provincial jurisdictions to arrest and return fugitives wanted from the country.

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Warrants and Document Unit (WDU) 

Operates in Province, territory, state or country and executes warrants and serves documents in the community.

 

Strategic Operations Teams (SOT)

Our highly trained members of the IAS who are trained in the use of elevated weapons platforms (long guns), counter surveillance, Strategic motorcade operations and operators are deployed to provide enhanced site protection for areas deemed vulnerable to elevated threat levels.

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Deputy Sheriff

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Deputy Sheriffs are a sub-sheriffs, for area which are designated in their appointments to assist in carrying out duties of the Sheriff within those areas. The Sheriff may aappoint on a time basis Deputy Sheriffs to exercise and discharge, under the control, direction and responsibility of the Sheriff, those powers and duties of the Sheriff which are conferred upon them by the Sheriff. The Deputy Sh​eriff is reponsible for maintaining court and building security as well as providing for the safety of the judiciary, staff, court officers, accused/litigants, jurors and attending public. Patrol assigend area to protect life and property and deter crime, responds to calls including burglaries, disturbances, accidents, robberies & other violations of the law, administers first aid, performs field interrogations, provides traffic & crowd control, traffic citations, performs stake-outs, transports and more.

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