75 www.rnca.ca Royal Newfoundland Constabulary Association Continued... Continued... Cpl. Bennett began his career in 2000. His first posting was Marystown, NL (2001-2006 General Duty), then Burin, NL (2006-2009 Custom & Excise), Corner Brook, NL (2009-2014 Major Crime Unit) and presently in Happy Valley-Goose Bay (HVGB – General Duty). He’s a champion in the creation and the implementation of the Labrador Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA) Extra-Judicial Measures committee, a facilitator for the Road to Mental Readiness (R2MR) program, which objectives are to give employees a greater understanding of the signs of good mental health and the RCMP/Community Mental Health (Labrador Grenfell Health Centre) Liaison Board member, which was created to achieve an optimal working relationship (between both groups). Cpl. Bennett being a status Mi’kmaq person and growing up in an aboriginal community has seen first-hand the importance of developing positive partnerships/relationships through Aboriginal Policing. He’s the RCMP Aboriginal Liaison Officer with the Labrador Friendship Centre, and a member of the Community Conflict Management Group (CCMG) responsible to respond to Muskrat Falls protest activities with objectives to build relationships with all stakeholders. At a National level, Cpl. Bennett was selected as a participant in Advance Issue in Policing. While in MCU he was the primary investigator for numerous major investigations ranging from murder to attempt murder and home invasion. In HVGB, since June 2015 Cpl. Bennett formed part of the General Duty Policing as the Team Leader. He’s responsible for the operational and administrative activities of his team of six Constables. HVGB RCMP is an extremely busy Detachment, last year they saw 4,206 police occurrences and 1,726 prisoner’s lodged in our cell. Last year, Cpl. Bennett: - responded to two armed robberies at convenience stores, where the suspect was carrying an axe and in the other one a knife and he made sure proper investigations were conducted; - spearheaded an Impaired Driving causing Bodily harm investigation; and, - oversaw the crime scene and the investigation of a suspicious house fire with the sudden death of an senior female which later resulted in the arrest of the suspect. Cpl. Bennett is described as being instrumental in improving the working conditions, morale of the membership, and he respectfully inspired the members and community to move forward from the tragedy of the sudden death of our Officer in Charge of Labrador District. It was a challenging time, as the membership was also dealing with civil unrest of the Aboriginal Protests of the Mega Electric Project of Muskrat Falls. Since being posted to HVGB, Cpl. Bennett has been actively involved in the planning and carrying out of festivities on Aboriginal Day each year. He attends and completes Red Serge duty on this day. This was well received as it hadn't been done in previous years. Cpl. Bennett is married and has twin sons. His service to our province has been exemplary. His contribution goes well beyond what is expected of him and his devotion to Newfoundland and Labrador and the RCMP has been unwavering. Police and Peace Officer of the Year Award 2017 Police Officer of the Year, Royal Newfoundland Constabulary Sgt. Dwight Feltham, Northeast Avalon Region, Royal Newfoundland Constabulary 2017 Police Officer of the Year, Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Cpl. Troy Bennett, Happy Valley-Goose Bay Detachment, Royal Canadian Mounted Police 2017 Peace Officer of the Year Fishery Officer Brent Watkins, Conservation and Protection, Fisheries and Oceans Canada 2017 Police Officer of the Year, Royal Canadian Mounted Police Cpl. Troy Bennett, Happy Valley-Goose Bay Detachment, Royal Canadian Mounted Police
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