'One of the biggest honours of my life': Regina's police chief bids farewell following 28-year career
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Regina's Chief of Police Evan Bray will hand in his badge at the end of the day on Friday after 28 years with the force.
Regina’s Chief of Police Evan Bray will hand in his badge at the end of the day on Friday after 28 years with the force.
Bray, who served the last seven years as Chief of Police, began his career with the Regina Police Service (RPS) as a patrol constable. In many ways, the 17 years he spent patrolling the streets shaped his career.
“It’s why I became a police officer—frontline policing,” he said.
“I wanted to be able to do emergency response in the community, to be able to interact with people, problem solve and handle unpredictable situations. That’s really what patrol is all about.”
Bray responded to his first call on New Year’s Eve in 1995. A woman’s car had been stolen outside Little Flower Parish on College Avenue.
“My heart felt like it was going to pound out of my chest,” he told CTV while revisiting the site ahead of his retirement.
“That’s a pretty routine call to take, a theft of auto. I’ve taken thousands of them in my career I’m sure, and yet that first one is big.”
