Patrol neighbourhoods
Provide a visible, uniformed municipal presence across Charlottetown and follow up on recurring problem locations.
A Safer Charlottetown
MOREPATROLS. MOREPRESENCE. SAFERNEIGHBOURHOODS.
Daniel Mullen will strengthen community safety by creating a team of Municipal Safety Officers serving neighbourhoods across Charlottetown, with visible patrols, property-crime follow-through, bylaw enforcement and neighbourhood order.
8Municipal Safety Officers
in the first budget
in the first budget
Police where we need police. Municipal Safety Officers everywhere else the law allows.
01Visible patrols
Regular City presence in neighbourhoods, parks, schools and commercial areas.
02Property-crime follow-through
Evidence and file support when an incident is discovered after the fact.
03Bylaw enforcement
Proactive identification and enforcement of municipal violations.
04Neighbourhood order
Early intervention before small problems become chronic problems.
Visible City presence
A team that patrols, not a team that waits.
Municipal Safety Officers will actively patrol Charlottetown neighbourhoods, schools, parks, commercial areas and recurring problem locations. They will not simply sit behind a desk waiting for a complaint.
While on patrol they will observe, document and act on matters within municipal authority. Deployment can be directed by resident reports, recurring incidents, school activity, traffic and parking concerns, and locations where repeated problems are being documented.
“I want City residents to see somebody looking after their neighbourhood.”
Immediate municipal capacity
What they can do from Day One.
Enforce City bylaws
Identify and address enforceable municipal violations rather than waiting for every problem to generate a complaint.
Property standards & nuisance
Document and enforce matters involving nuisance, unsafe or unsightly conditions, illegal dumping and other municipal offences.
Property-crime support
When a theft is discovered later, help gather voluntarily supplied video, photographs, serial numbers, descriptions and witness information for police follow-up.
Parking & municipal order
Carry out parking and other municipal order functions already within City authority.
Build complete files
Document conditions, gather evidence and prepare usable municipal enforcement files for the City Prosecutor or other responsible authority.
Property crime
From a file number to follow-through.
A theft or trespass discovered after the offender has left is operationally different from a crime in progress. Much of the remaining work is patient evidence collection and file preparation.
- Collect voluntarily supplied surveillance video or still images.
- Record stolen-item descriptions, serial numbers, values and photographs.
- Gather witness or employee information within lawful authority.
- Connect related occurrences and recurring locations.
- Prepare structured evidence packages for police or municipal prosecution, depending on jurisdiction.
The legal boundary matters
They are not replacement police officers.
Crimes in progress, violence, arrests and serious criminal investigations remain the responsibility of Charlottetown Police.
Municipal Safety Officers handle the many issues that do not require sworn police powers, so our police officers have more time for the work that only police can do.
Order, proactively
They will patrol, observe and act.
A Municipal Safety Officer should not drive past an obvious municipal violation simply because nobody has filed a complaint. If a matter is within City authority, officers should identify it, document it and deal with it.
Visible patrol.
Early intervention.
Consistent enforcement.
Follow-through.
The objective is not to maximize tickets. The objective is orderly neighbourhoods. If compliance improves and fewer tickets are required, the program is succeeding.
Next stage
Traffic and parking order.
The first step is to use the municipal powers Charlottetown already possesses. At the next stage, the City will seek any provincial appointment, designation or legislative authority needed for expanded routine traffic enforcement.
Clear roles
Who handles what?
| Situation | Lead response |
|---|---|
| Crime happening now, violence, arrest or serious criminal matter | Charlottetown Police |
| Bylaw, nuisance, parking, property standards, illegal dumping | Municipal Safety Officer |
| Theft discovered later / evidence and file support | MSO + Police |
| Municipal legal drafting and prosecution | City Prosecutor |
| Fire or medical emergency | Fire / Island EMS |
At a glance
More patrols. More presence. Safer neighbourhoods.
This shareable graphic uses a real Charlottetown street scene and summarizes the core MSO commitment.
Part of a larger action plan
A Safer Charlottetown.
The complete A Safer Charlottetown package will be published as its own policy page. Until then, the core commitments are set out here.
- 8 Municipal Safety Officers
- 4 additional firefighter-paramedics
- 1 in-house City Prosecutor
- A proposed 36-month Municipal Justice Pilot
- A coordinated approach to problem properties
- A stronger pathway from crisis to recovery
The Right Change.Right Now.