Rivers Police Department: Staff Through the Years

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Rivers PD Constables have been assisted by Auxiliary Constables since 1991. The Department’s Auxiliary Constables are unpaid, trained volunteers who assist in regular duties providing additional manpower during peak times (nights, weekends, special events). Theses dedicated volunteers have provided thousands of hours of service to the town of Rivers, and receive training and experience in exchange for their time. Many Rivers PD members have gone on to other police careers with other police agencies (Altona, Brandon PS, East St. Paul PS, Winkler PS, and the RCMP).

All Rivers Police Constables are graduates of the Brandon Police Service recruitment training course (an internationally accredited agency), meeting the standards of the Provincial Police Act. Regular members are sworn in as Manitoba Special Constables. Advanced training and recertification are obtained through various sources: Brandon PS, RCMP, Winnipeg PS, Manitoba EMO and the Canadian Police College.

Today, Rivers Police Department is a modem fully equipped police department. It polices a town of 3 square miles containing 1200 people which is considered the “hub” of the surrounding area. The town is flanked on the Eastern border by a Provincial Park complete with lake and cottage area and town. The Department consists of a Chief Constable, two Constables, and two Auxiliary Constables. Rivers is located approximately 42 km North-West of the City of Brandon.

Constables / Chief Constables/Chiefs of Police – Town of Rivers 1909 – present:

1909-1910 Constable Howard
1911 Constable J. Kifbank
1912 Constable J. Reid
1913-1916 Chief Constable Walter King
1916 Constable George Oliver
1919 Constable C. Mathews
1920-1922 Constable C.H.Payne
1922-1924 Constable D.H. Gabe
1924-1925 Constable Archie Duncan
1926 Constable C.H. Gabe
1926-1928 Constable Charles Blandford
1927-1928 Constable M.W. Coldicott
1929-1931 Constable D.H. Gabe
1931 Constable J. Slevin
1938-1950 Constable H. Tyerman
1951-1955 Chief Constable C. Calcraft
1955 Constable Ralph Foster (Dominion Patrol)
1956 Chief Constable J. Godkin
1956-1957 Chief Constable M.Nooman
1957-1961 Chief Constable E.Watts
1961-1992 Chief Constable Walter Chernos
1979-1988 Constable Roger Moran
1988-2006 Constable/Chief Constable Michael Turnbull
1992-1998 Constable Marc Savy
1994-1995 Constable Bryan Maloney
1995-2001 Constable Jason Soltys
1998-2001 Constable Brian English
2002 Constable Chris Drosdoski
2002-present Constable Darryl Hodkin
2003- 2006 Constable Richard Mudge
2006- 2009 Chief Constable/Chief of Police Lloyd Collister
2009- present Chief Constable/Chief of Police Leon Flannigan
2009- present Constable Robert Futrell
2010- 2013 Constable Mike Foster
2016 – Chief of Police – B.G. Klassen
2020-2024 Chief Lon Schwartz #55

Auxiliary/Special Constables – Town of Rivers 1991 – present:

1991 Brian English
1992-1995 Jason Soltys
1992-1995 Bryan
1993 John Hawkins
1993-1994 Marc Arvisais
1994 Bernie Seyferth
1994 Carrie Vinthers
1995-1997 Michael Leben
1997-1998 Mike Sitko
1997-1999 Leon Kozak
1997-1999 Kevin Rossetti
1998-2000 Mike Temple
2001 Jay Woloski
2000-2002 Ryan Hunt
2001-2003 Colby Argue
2002-2003 Daniel Carins
2002-2005 Kyle McCrae
2005 Devin Bell
2003-2006 Andrea Cooke
2009-2010 Victor Erikson
2009-2010 Doreen Kobelack
2009-2011 David Sutherland
2009-2012 Adam Thompson
2011- 2012 Brent McIntyre
2011- present Dallas Scott
2013- 2015 Mike Dickson
2013- 2015 Justin Price
2012 – 2013 Danny Mann
2013 – Kristen Guspadarchuck
2013 to the present Darwin Drader #41
2015-2018 Jennifer Griffin
2014-2015 Slav Trokhym
2015 Andrea Kroeker
2015-2019 Brett Seib #46
2016- 2018 Max Tschuschba
2016-2020 Brett Morgan
2018 to 2020 Brittany Roque
Sgt. David Sutherland #50
Alec Anderson
2019-2022 Jerra Green #52
2019-2022 Dennis Rollins #53
2020-2024 Chief Lon Schwartz #55
2020-2021 Greg Dutchak #56
2020 – 2021 Ron Shingoose #57
2021-2023 Geoff Thiessen #58
2021-2023 Sohit Maini #59
2022 – Present Travis Lindsay #60
2022-2024 Clint Calcut – #61
2023-Present Joshua Pompana #62
2023-2024 Sgt. Daniel Gaignard #63

Auxiliaries

Kristen Guspadarchuk
Slav Trokhym
Max Tschuschba
Brett Seib
Brett Morgan
Riley Balcaen
Justin Comte