Keith McCaskill is police chief

Chief of police

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 of the Winnipeg Police Service

Winnipeg Police Service

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 (WPS), located in Winnipeg

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, Manitoba

Manitoba

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, Canada

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. He took office on December 10, 2007. At the time of his appointment, he was a 29-year veteran of the WPS.

Controversies

In the summer of 2008, McCaskill's first after taking office, there were two controversial incidents--a shooting and a taser-related death--involving WPS officers and Aboriginal peoples in Canada. McCaskill has stated he wants to gain the trust of the aboriginal community in Winnipeg.

That summer, McCaskill also testified at the Taman Inquiry

Taman Inquiry

The Taman Inquiry into the Investigation and Prosecution of Derek Harvey-Zenk is the Manitoba provincial government inquiry into the death of Crystal Taman. Taman was killed in a car accident with Derek Harvey-Zenk, an off-duty police officer, who was allegedly drunk. The inquiry heard testimony...

, an investigation into the prosecution of Derek Harvey-Zenk, a WPS Constable

Constable

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 who rear ended

Rear-end collision

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 and killed Crystal Taman, a 40-year-old mother of three, while he was allegedly impaired

Driving under the influence

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. At the inquiry, there were allegations that fellow officers were covering up for Harvey-Zenk, and McCaskill urged testifying officers to "be truthful".