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Saskatchewan election: Sask NDP vow to hire police instead of marshals [Video]

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The Saskatchewan NDP has unveiled a plan to get tough on crime – vowing to add more RCMP and local police officers instead of supporting the province’s Marshal’s Service.

Speaking outside of the Regina Police Service Headquarters (RPS), Leader Carla Beck pledged to abolish the proposed Saskatchewan Marshals Service and redirect the funds toward hiring 200 additional police officers.

One hundred of those spots would go to the Saskatchewan RCMP, with the remaining half going toward municipal police services.

The NDP’s plan would also include an “Unexplained Wealth Taskforce” designed to target organized crime and drug trafficking in addition to a $2 million rebate program aimed at security updates for homes and businesses.

Updates would include alarms, doorbell cameras and motion sensor lights.

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