Peel Police patrol the Highway also

[justride]

I didn't know Peel Police can patrol hwys. Thought, they were OPP turf.
It was bumper to bumper on the 403 from Mavis heading West around 9am this morning. Saw Peel Police in the express lane, and wonder why he isn't using the HOV which was moving half decent. 10 mins later getting ready to exit Erinmills. A Volva is exiting as well infront of me. Police gets in-between me and the Volvo. Lights come on. Thinking improper use of the HOV or on the phone?

 

[Evoex]

I didn't know Peel Police can patrol hwys. Thought, they were OPP turf.
It was bumper to bumper on the 403 from Mavis heading West around 9am this morning. Saw Peel Police in the express lane, and wonder why he isn't using the HOV which was moving half decent. 10 mins later getting ready to exit Erinmills. A Volva is exiting as well infront of me. Police gets in-between me and the Volvo. Lights come on. Thinking improper use of the HOV or on the phone?

I don't believe the other Police Services do organized active traffic enforcement but they are certainly within their right to enforce traffic laws in their travels.

I did a few ride-alongs with TPS a long time ago and we setup 2 RIDE checks on the 427 both times.

 

[GreyGhost]

Police officers are provincially controlled. As Evo said, while they don't often go hunting outside of the jurisdiction that employs them, they can. Looks like maybe your cop was annoyed at wankers in the HOV lane and decided to take matters into their own hands.

 

[Brian P]

All police officers in Ontario are sworn to uphold the laws of Ontario. They "can" write a ticket anywhere. They usually don't ... but they can.

Police officer would have to show up in court in the jurisdiction that serves wherever they write up a ticket, but for a Peel Region cop on a provincial highway that runs through Peel Region, that is not a problem.