Stlʼatlʼimx Tribal Police Service

Stlʼatlʼimx Tribal Police Service
Uniform shoulder patch of the STPS
Common nameTribal Police
AbbreviationSTPS
Agency overview
Formed1992
Preceding agencies
  • Tribal Peacekeepers (1988)
  • Stlʼatlʼimx Security (1986)
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionBritish Columbia, Canada
Population6,260 approx. (St'at'imc)
Constituting instrument
General nature
Operational structure
Overseen byStlʼatlʼimx Tribal Police Board
Police Officers9
Elected officer responsible
  • The Honourable Mike Farnworth, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General of British Columbia
Agency executive
  • Deborah Doss-Cody, Chief Officer
OfficesLillooet, Mount Currie
Website
stlatlimxpolice.ca

The Stlʼatlʼimx Tribal Police Service (STPS) is the police force for St'at'imc (or Stlʼatlʼimx, /slætˈləm/) aboriginal peoples of British Columbia. The STPS is the only aboriginal police service in British Columbia. Their officers are appointed as designated provincial constables, and have full police powers on and off-duty throughout the province. They are based in Lillooet and Mount Currie.

Communities served consist of the N'Quatqua (Anderson Lake), Lil'wat (Mount Currie), Samahquam (Baptiste-Smith), Sekw'el'was (Cayoose Creek), Skatin (Skookumchuck), T'it'q'et (Lillooet), Tsalalh (Seton Lake), Ts'kw'aylaxw (Pavilion), Xa'xtsa (Douglas), and Xaxli'p (Fountain).