Owen Sound Police Service

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Record #: GBA1958
Last Modified: 09 Oct 2025
Last Full Update: 19 Sep 2025

Description

Description (Service)

Police officers and civilian support staff provide policing services for the City of Owen Sound

Responds to a wide variety of calls for service. Provides traffic safety, crime prevention and community service initiatives.

Also offers various programs including:

  • KIDS D.A.R.E Program (anti-drug program presented to grade six students)
  • Internet Safety
  • Bullying Prevention and Intervention
  • Drive Wise seminars
  • Safety Village (impaired and distracted driving education program presented to high schools)

Also offers

  • The Exchange Zone - a safe place to meet for parental custody transfers or for those who want a place to assess and purchase goods from unknown persons that they have met online. Located in the parking lot adjacent to the main door of the station.

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

Public Comments Email address is not monitored outside of normal business hours. If the matter is urgent and requires immediate police assistance, call 9-1-1.
Hours Mon-Sun 24 hours
Areas Served Owen Sound
Eligibility No restrictions
MedicAlert Connect Protect: must be a registered MedicAlert subscriber
Application Call, email or walk in for information, service or to arrange programming.
Languages English
Fees None

Address and Location

Located In Community Owen Sound
Address & Map
922 2nd Ave W
Owen Sound, ON
Canada N4K 4M7
 
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Intersection 10th St W and 2nd Ave W
Physical Access Fully Accessible

Contact information

Office Phone 519-376-1234, Non-emergency
Crisis Phone 9-1-1
Fax 519-376-6131
E-Mail info@owensoundpolice.com
Website https://www.owensoundpolice.com
Social Media Facebook Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OwenSoundPolice
Primary Contact Craig Ambrose, Chief of Police
Primary Executive Suzanne Bell-Matheson, Director of Corporate Services; Phone: 519-376-1234 ext 1350; Email: sbell-matheson@owensoundpolice.com
Mailing Address 922 2nd Ave W 
Owen Sound, ON 
Canada N4K 4M7

Categories

CWD_NEWHUB_HEADINGGROUPS Legal & Policy
CWD_NEWHUB_HEADINGS OPP & Municipal Police

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