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Fort Saskatchewan mounted police have enough squad cars and four-wheel drive trucks for every member on duty, with a vehicle to spare for members on extra duties. Members also carry guns, pepper spray, batons and tazers, and wear protective vests.

Their working uniform is like that of most any other modern police force, consisting of pants with a bright yellow stripe down each leg, button shirt with collar, and a cap.

Local mounted police can also be found on bicycles. The summer bicycle patrol has proven to be an effective way to catch vandals.

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Call of Duty

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The Modern Mounted Police Constable Meinzinger Part III
14 March 2004
Fort Saskatchewan, Aberta

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Police duty today involves many things, says community policing member Cst. Helen Meinzinger:

"Most common? Theft, fraud cheques those kinds of things, people depositing empty envelopes into the bank machines and then making withdraws. Impaired driving . . . that's a big one. A certain amount of domestic, definitely."

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The Modern Mounted Police Constable Helen Meinzinger
14 March 2004
Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta
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Cst. Meinzinger continues on: "You get the domestic fights, those kind of things. I enjoyed the traffic side of things, so I self-generated a lot of traffic stuff. And, obviously you get a lot of nonsense stuff.

The stuff that's like your petty things; neighbour complaining about neighbour, you know. You're out there being the problem solver."

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Partnerships and Law Enforcement

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The Modern Mounted Police D.A.R.E.
15 October 2001
Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta

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Local mounted police and community volunteers join forces in several crime prevention programs.

The Drug Awareness and Resistance Education program sees police officers teach drug abuse prevention classes in local elementary, junior high and high schools.

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The Modern Mounted Police D.A.R.E. II
29 May 2003
Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta
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Citizen volunteers provide the police with extra eyes and ears through the Community Watch, Rural Crime Watch and Citizens On Patrol programs.

Volunteers also help other citizens through the Block Parents and Victim Services Unit.

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Policing Pride

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The Modern Mounted Police Constable Meinzinger part I
14 March 2004
Fort Saskatchewan, Aberta

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Cst. Meinzinger answers a question on why she joined the force.

"Oh, I guess I sort of...It's the National Police Force and it's so highly regarded. I mean, you think about when you travel around the world - people know who we are.

They KNOW - They know what the Mounties are, they know what the RCMP is.

They may not know everything - they may think that we still ride around on horses in our red jackets, but...It's just the Pride."