HUMBOLDT 鈥� After a decade of service on the streets of North Battleford, Prince Albert and Sturgeon Lake, Humboldt鈥檚 newest RCMP officer is adapting to a focus on community-based policing.聽
Cst. Troy Link has been with the Humboldt RCMP since May 1.
The Melfort native鈥檚 first four years were spent in North Battleford, followed by seven years in Prince Albert and Sturgeon Lake.
Humboldt is 鈥渁 completely new world for me,鈥� Link said.
In North Battleford 鈥� ranked the most dangerous city in the country in 2018 by 惭补肠尝别补苍鈥檚 magazine 鈥� the constable was often 鈥渙n the street, doing enforcement and responding to calls constantly.鈥�
鈥淪ame thing in Sturgeon Lake and Prince Albert, constantly going to complaints and dealing with criminal matters,鈥� he said. 鈥淲e still deal with criminal matters [in Humboldt], but they're kind of few and far between. It's a different sort of policing.鈥�
In Humboldt, Link said he鈥檚 been afforded the opportunity to focus on more positive community involvement, such as the branch鈥檚 positive ticketing campaign.聽
鈥淚'm looking forward to the change, and one that's going to be a more positive place for my family to be raised and for me to work,鈥� he said.
