A new mobile command vehicle will allow the Community Oriented Response Unit of the London Police Service to respond faster to emergencies and more effectively assist in the search for missing persons.

The vehicle, which was purchased with a $250 000 grant from the Attorney General’s Civil Remedies Grant Program, will also act as a satellite police facility that can travel to incidents and events throughout the London area.

The grant program, created under the Civil Remedies Act, allows money to be taken out of the hands of criminals and used to support the prevention of unlawful activity and victimization.

QUOTES

“This vehicle will allow police to fight crime and respond quickly and effectively to incidents across the London region. The London Police Service works hard to protect our community and should be commended for identifying a need in the community and submitting a strong proposal to make it possible.”

— Chris Bentley, Attorney General and MPP London West

“Thanks to this grant, the Civil Remedies Act has provided us with a very important tool in our crime-fighting arsenal. This new vehicle will make London a safer place for all residents.”

— Chief Murray Faulkner, London Police Service (TBC)

QUICK FACTS

· Since November 2003, $11.2 million in property has been forfeited to the Crown under provincial civil forfeiture law. An additional $40 million in property is frozen pending the completion of civil forfeiture proceedings.

· Civil forfeiture proceeds have funded approximately $1.2 million in compensation to direct victims of unlawful activity and $3.4 million in grants to law enforcement agencies.

LEARN MORE

Learn more about civil forfeiture in Ontario.

Read the Civil Remedies Act.