London Detachment

The London Detachment is located in the “Forest City” within Southwestern Ontario and serves a geographical area which includes the following counties: Elgin, Huron, Middlesex and Oxford.  London is centrally located and adjacent to the intersection of two main highways, the 401 and 402.

The population base served by the Detachment is approximately 669,765 with the majority living in London, St. Thomas, and Woodstock. 

Serving the London Region of Southwestern Ontario

Contact Us

451 Talbot St., 8th Floor
London, ON N6A 5C9

Telephone: (519) 645-4329
Fax: (519 645-5218

The mandate of London Detachment is the enforcement of federal statues and the Criminal Code. The enforcement units are all focused on the RCMP priorities of disrupting organized crime and terrorist activities, and are divided as follows:

• Criminal Intelligence Section
  A key service which supports both RCMP senior management and enforcement operations in the Division. Through intelligence-led policing, the mandate of this service is to gather and share intelligence that will effectively deter, detect and disrupt organized crime, and provides strategic direction in the deployment of resources.

• Commercial Crime Section
  Active in investigations related to bankruptcy, counterfeit currency, frauds against the federal government and other types of white-collar crime at the local, regional, provincial, national and international levels.

• Customs and Excise Section
  Investigates commercial smuggling enterprises including the illicit manufacture, importation, exportation and international transhipment of contraband goods, firearms, weapons and technology.
  
  
• Drug Section
  Works to identify, target, investigate, disrupt, and dismantle the international, national/regional, and local drug trafficking organizations that are having the most significant impact in Canada. The aim is to prevent the importation, production, traffic and use of illicit drugs.
  
  
• Federal Enforcement Section
  Combats organized crime through the enforcement of 270 federal statutes within four programs: Consumer Protection, Environmental Protection, Financial Loss to Government, and Public Safety.
  
  

Partnerships

Detachment members work in partnership with several police agencies in the Detachment area, including the London Police Service, Strathroy-Caradoc Police Service, St Thomas Police Service, Woodstock Police Service, Wingham Police Service, Aylmer Police Service, the Ontario Provincial Police, and other enforcement agencies.

Community Contributions

The members of London Detachment participate in numerous community activities and events, including Remembrance Day, Racing Against Drugs (RAD) Crime Prevention Program, attendance at Citizenship Court, and numerous other events and venues in the Detachment area.

The Detachment also promotes prevention and education through media releases and information sessions for schools and citizens.

In addition to serving the community, members are also proud to support such programs as the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics, Crime Stoppers, and the United Way.

Photos courtesy of the City of London