Windsor Police Service Board

The Windsor Police Service Board will hold a Public board meeting on March 26, 2026. An in-camera meeting will take place immediately following. Materials will be posted to our website.

An in-camera meeting will take place on September 25, 2025, at 12:00 p.m. A public board meeting will follow at 1:45 p.m. Materials will be posted to our website.

This morning, Rakesh Naidu took his Oath of Office as he officially joined the Windsor Police Service Board. Congratulations!

The Windsor Police Service Board will meet in public session on Thursday, May 22, 2025 at 1:45 p.m. A Facebook livestream of the meeting will be available. Materials will be posted to our website.

This morning, David Hammond took his Oath of Office as the newest provincial appointee to the Windsor Police Service Board. Congratulations, David!

On behalf of the Windsor Police Service Board, we congratulate Chief Bellaire on the announcement of his pending retirement in November 2025. The Board will discuss this matter at our next regular meeting to establish a recruitment pathway. Congratulations Chief Bellaire!

This morning Jim Morrison took his Oath of Office as he officially joins the Windsor Police Service Board. Congratulations!

On behalf of the Windsor Police Services Board, we are pleased to announce that Karel DeGraaf has been appointed permanent Deputy Chief of Operational Support. Deputy Chief DeGraaf has been a member of the Windsor Police Service for over 28 years. Throughout his career, he has served our community in a variety of areas, including investigations, investigative support, property crimes, Emergency Services Unit, and the Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement squad (ROPE). Since being named Acting Deputy Chief of Operational Support in October 2023, he has overseen a number of critical operations and projects within our Service. His appointment took effect March 22, 2024. Please join us in congratulating Deputy Chief DeGraaf on this well-deserved promotion, and wishing him continued success in this role.

We are pleased to announce that Mayor Drew Dilkens has been re-elected to the role of Chair of the Windsor Police Services Board, and Councillor Jo-Anne Gignac – who was the Municipal appointee to the WPSB on November 28, 2022 – has been re-elected as Vice-Chair for 2024!

A reminder that the WPS Board will be meeting Thursday, November 02, 2023. The public meeting will be live streamed on Facebook starting at approximately 1:45pm. Materials and agenda will be posted on our website.

On behalf of the @WPSBoard, we are pleased to announce the appointments of our two new Deputy Chiefs. Jason Crowley has been named the permanent Deputy Chief of Operations and Karel DeGraaf is the new Acting Deputy Chief of Operational Support. Congratulations to both!

The WPS Board will convene a brief special in-camera session today. #Transparency

NOTICE OF RESCHEDULED MEETING The Windsor Police Services Board meeting originally planned for October 26, 2023 has been rescheduled to November 2, 2023.

As per our regular schedule the WPS Board will be meeting this Thursday, September 21, 2023. The public meeting will be live streamed on Facebook starting at approximately 1:45pm. Materials and agenda are posted on our website.

On Friday, August 25, 2023, the WPS Board will convene a brief special in-camera session addressing a personnel matter. #Transparency