Ontario Provincial Police

Site: Peterborough

Service: Peterborough County Detachment - Community Policing

Record #: PET0261
Last Modified: 28 Dec 2025
Last Full Update: 24 Dec 2025

Description

Description (Service)

In partnership with Ontario Provincial Police, offers public education programs such as Child Safety Seat Checks and Installations, Frauds and Scams, Home Safety, Drive Wise, Adult Internet Safety, and Elder Abuse.

  • Also acts as direct liaison with OPP officers working in their local communities.
  • Interested citizens can call Constable Dan Gay for more information about Community Policing volunteer participation.

MedicAlert Connect Protect

  • Collaboration between MedicAlert and the OPP to ensure police officers have direct 24/7 access to important information about people who have a tendency to wander, including those living with autism, Alzheimer's, dementia or other cognitive brain injuries
  • Gives police officers 24-hour access to a registered subscriber's photo, identifying information, past wandering history, triggers, de-escalation techniques and other information through the MedicAlert database

Service Details

Hours Office: Mon-Fri 8 am-4:30 pm
Service: Mon-Sun 24 hours
Areas Served Peterborough (County of) ; - (Cavan Monaghan and Lakefield are serviced by City Police)
Eligibility No restrictions
Residency Requirements: OPP deliver police services throughout Peterborough County excluding City of Peterborough, Cavan-Monaghan, and Village of Lakefield. There are no Community Policing committees at this time for Galway, Asphodel-Norwood, or Otonabee-South Monaghan.
MedicAlert Connect Protect: must be a registered MedicAlert subscriber
Application Call or walk in
Languages English; Interpretive Services
Fees Service - Fee for Police Record Checks . Visit website for information ;  
None - most services free

Address and Location

Located In Community Peterborough
Address & Map
453 Lansdowne St E
Peterborough, ON
Canada K9L 0A4
 
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Physical Access Fully Accessible

Contact Information

Office Phone 705-742-0401
Toll Free Phone 1-888-310-1122, Non emergency 24 hours
TTY Phone 1-888-310-1133, Non emergency 24 hours
Crisis Phone 9-1-1
Fax 705-742-9247
Website http://www.opp.ca
Social Media Facebook Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ontarioprovincialpolice
Mailing Address 453 Lansdowne St E 
Peterborough 
Canada K9L 0A4

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