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Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Also Known As Mounties
National and Federal Law Enforcement Agencies

Canada's national police force, tracing to the North-West Mounted Police formed in 1873 and renamed in 1920 after amalgamation with the Dominion Police; established its first forensic laboratory in 1937. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Institution TypeSourced to the subject's own account
National police force 1
Founded Year
1873 1
Sourced to the subject's own account1873 as the North-West Mounted Police; renamed and reorganized as the RCMP in 1920 after merging with the Dominion Police.
HeadquartersSourced to the subject's own account
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 1
Institution Type
Institution Type (category)Sourced to the subject's own account
Law Enforcement Agency 1
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Helped establish and directed the RCMP's first forensic laboratory beginning in 1937.

Source Wikipedia: Royal Canadian Mounted Police
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1. Wikipedia: Royal Canadian Mounted Police
  • Early history section
    the amalgamation of the Royal North-West Mounted Police and the Dominion Police
  • Agency overview infobox
    May 23, 1873; 153 years ago (1873-05-23) (NWMP formed)
  • Divisions section
    RCMP National Headquarters are in Ottawa, Ontario, established in 1920
  • Lead section, Mounties nickname
    The RCMP is commonly known as the Mounties in English (and colloquially in French as la police montee).
  • Associated With: Frances Gertrude McGill, Women in the RCMP section
    helped establish the first RCMP forensic laboratory in 1937
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