Annual Report-2007- Inside Pages.indd - York Regional Police

YORK REGIONAL POLICE TRAFFIC PROGRAMS
suspects to resolve incidents as safely as possible,
minimizing the risk to the public and the officers
involved.
EMERGENCY RESPONSE UNIT AND
EXPLOSIVE DISPOSAL UNIT
Members of the Emergency Response Unit and the
Explosive Disposal Unit (EDU) apply their specialized
skills to high-risk situations that go beyond the normal
training and equipment limits of frontline officers.
In 2007, the unit’s 20 team members responded to
730 calls for service, including 20 incidents relating to
explosive disposal.
In June, 2007, members of the EDU safely seized
two live World War II explosive devices that had
been accidentally uncovered by a group of youths
in Vaughan. In addition, the unit played host for
the second year in a row to the Explosive Disposal
Conference, an event that brings together nearly 100
police explosive technicians from across Canada and
the United States.
THE TRAFFIC BUREAU
The 39 members of the Traffic Enforcement Bureau
identify trends and issues affecting traffic safety and
improve poor driver behaviour through education,
enforcement and collision investigation.
COLLISION RECONSTRUCTION UNIT
Collision Reconstruction Unit officers use cuttingedge
technology in the investigation of serious and
fatal collisions in York Region. Investigators are
highly skilled at measuring, identifying, interpreting,
electronically mapping and diagramming evidence
unique to collision investigation. In 2007, 26 people
were killed in 23 collisions, including four pedestrians.
Eight fatalities were attributed to speed, four to
alcohol and six to the misuse or non-use of seatbelts.
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