and volunteering throughout the community. (1995) won the Webber Seavey Award for quality in law enforcement sponsored by the International Association of Chiefs of Police, and Motorola. The award was made for the development of a process that helps abused children through the justice system and into treatment with minimal personal trauma. They were also awarded the Certificate of Merit by the National Quality Institute's "Canada Awards of Excellence" program. (1994) accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA), the first police service in Ontario to receive this distinction and the fifth in Canada. Misconduct allegations and convictions 2016 lawsuit against former Peel regional police chief, Jennifer Evans Jennifer Evans and the Peel Police Service faced a 21 million dollar lawsuit alleging that they unlawfully interfered in the operation of the special investigations unit. Previously, Evans had faced numerous calls for resignation after refusing to stop carding and refusing to implement body worn cameras for all the frontline police officers. Other incidents (2020) Three Peel Police officers shot and killed Ejaz Ahmed Choudry, after his daughter called a non-emergency ambulance to conduct a wellness check. Choudry suffered from schizophrenia and was alone in his apartment unit. Police denied Choudry's family offer of help to deescalate the situation. Three police officers entered the apartment unit through the balcony of the apartment, and fired a taser and plastic projectiles at Choudry but without effect. Then one of the officer shot and killed him. The SIU began a probe into the officers' actions, although the family has called for an independent public inquiry to be done. Three of the officers were cleared by the SIU. (2020) Peel Police officers shot Chantelle Krupka once on the porch of her house, after shooting her with a taser. Police were responding to a domestic call at Krupka's house and allegedly shot Krupka when she was lying on the ground.Officer Valerie Briffa who shot Krupka, resigned from the force after the incident and was later charged with criminal negligence causing bodily harm, assault with a weapon and careless use of a firearm. (2019) Peel Police officers were responding to a noise complaint and a report of a suspicious male causing a disturbance. The SIU investigated the death of Clive Mensah who was tasered by police. The outcome of the investigation was unknown. (2019) Constable David Chilicki was arrested and charged with assault and mischief