ESTEVAN — The Estevan board of police commissioners announced the hiring of a new police chief on Aug. 13 during the latest meeting.
The board members said they are pleased to welcome Jamie Blunden who's been the police chief in Weyburn since 2020. Blunden will officially start in Estevan in early September.
Before accepting the job in Weyburn, Blunden resided in Cooks Creek, Man., where he served with the City of Winnipeg Police Force for the previous 29 years, working in multiple different roles. His duties included being the inspector of the Specialized Investigations Division, where he commanded the following units: Child Abuse, Sex Crimes, Internet Child Exploitation, Counter Exploitation, Missing Persons, Domestic Violence, Vulnerable Persons, the Violent Crime Linkage Analysis System and the Manitoba Integrated High Risk Sex Offender Unit.
Blunden has a bachelor of arts degree with a major in criminology and a minor in psychology.
As chief of police, Blunden will oversee management of the EPS activities including law enforcement, crime prevention and education/awareness programs.
“He [Blunden] brings a wealth of experience to the job. We're all looking forward to him taking over,” said Estevan Mayor and chair of the Estevan board of police commissioners Roy Ludwig during the announcement.
