The Waterloo Regional Police Service (WRPS) provides policing services for the Regional Municipality of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, which encompasses the cities of Waterloo, Kitchener, and Cambridge, as well as the townships of North Dumfries, Wellesley, Wilmot and Woolwich. The WRPS was established in 1973, to replace the individual police departments in the region. The cities of Kitchener, Waterloo and Galt; the towns of Preston, Hespeler, Elmira and New Hamburg; the Village of Bridgeport and Waterloo Township had their own respective police department. The townships of Woolwich, Wellesley, Wilmot and North Dumfries were under the jurisdiction of the Ontario Provincial Police. In 1991 the Waterloo Regional Police Force was renamed to their current name. Organization On July 15, 2014, Bryan Larkin was named chief of police. He replaced Matt Torigian, who had been chief of police since December, 2007. In 1991, to minimize the negativity associated with the word force, the department changed its name from "Waterloo Regional Police Force" to "Waterloo Regional Police Service". Headquarters The WRPS' headquarters is located at 200 Maple Grove Road on the border with Cambridge and Kitchener. This site was chosen as it is geographically centre to all the urban areas within the region. Waterloo Regional Police Headquarters has a museum in the lobby complete with old uniforms, equipment and information on the departments prior to 1973. Operational patrol divisions North - formerly Division 3 - 45 Columbia St. E., Waterloo Central - formerly Division 1 - 134 Frederick St, Kitchener South - formerly Division 2 - 176 Hespeler Rd, Cambridge Rural North - formerly Division 3A- 13 Industrial Dr, Elmira Rural South - formerly Division 1A- 34 Peel St, New Hamburg Branches and divisions The Waterloo Regional Police Service is made up of: Patrol divisions North Division - serving the City of Waterloo, and areas of Kitchener not served by Central Division Central Division - serving the City of Kitchener (East of Victoria Street, south of Belmont Ave to Highland and south of Westmount to Highway 7/8) South Division - serving the City of Cambridge, and areas of Kitchener (Doon South, Trillium Industrial Park, Parkway, Hidden Valley) Rural North - serving Woolwich and Wellesley townships Rural South - serving Wilmot and North Dumfries townships All divisions have a criminal investigations branch. Investigative services Homicide Major case unit Fraud branch Traffic services Forensic identification Domestic violence unit Elder abuse Traffic Collision reporting centre Technical