Stlʼatlʼimx Tribal Police Service
| Stlʼatlʼimx Tribal Police Service | |
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Uniform shoulder patch of the STPS | |
| Common name | Tribal Police |
| Abbreviation | STPS |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1992 |
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| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | British Columbia, Canada |
| Population | 6,260 approx. (St'at'imc) |
| Constituting instrument | |
| General nature | |
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| Overseen by | Stlʼatlʼimx Tribal Police Board |
| Police Officers | 9 |
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| Agency executive |
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| Offices | Lillooet, Mount Currie |
| Website | |
| stlatlimxpolice.ca | |
The Stlʼatlʼimx Tribal Police Service (STPS) is the police force for St'at'imc (or Stlʼatlʼimx, /slætˈliːəm/) 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).