The Trash Man Justice for All

Norm recently retired from the Barrie Police Service, and he believes that, besides his family, one of his greatest accomplishments in his lifetime was to be employed as a police officer for over 44 years. In June 1976, Norm graduated from Oakwood Collegiate High School, Toronto, Ontario. In October 1976, at the age of eighteen, the Metropolitan Toronto Police Service hired Norm as a police cadet. He was assigned to the summons bureau, serving summons and subpoenas in various divisions throughout the City of Toronto. Unsure about having a policing career, Norm resigned from the Metropolitan Toronto Police in September 1978. Norm was then hired as a police constable by the Canadian National Police Service on December 3, 1979. He performed a variety of policing duties in uniform and worked in criminal investigations for nearly eight years. On June 9, 1997, the Barrie Police Service hired Norm. He started working in the uniform patrol division, and on November 1, 2000, he was transferred into the Criminal Investigations Division, General Assignments Unit. While working as a Detective Constable, he was responsible for the investigation of a variety of criminal matters. On December 1, 2001, Norm was promoted to the rank of Sergeant. He was assigned as the supervisor in charge of the Sexual Assault/Domestic Violence Unit until April 1, 2005. On April 4, 2005, Norm became the supervisor in charge of the Major Crime Unit, which was responsible for working on the most serious crimes, including homicide investigations. Norm was the case manager for several of them. On April 6, 2009, Norm was promoted to the rank of Staff Sergeant. He was transferred to the Operations Services Division. He was a platoon Staff Sergeant on two different platoons, and on April 4, 2011, he was transferred to the position of Detective Sergeant, Investigative Services Division. During this time, he supervised the homicide unit. On January 5, 2014, Norm became the Detective Sergeant in specialized investigations that included supervising the Homicide, Forensic Identification, and Technological Crime Units. On September 25, 2017, Norm was transferred to the Professional Standards Unit, Executive Services Division, where he is currently employed. While employed by the Barrie Police Service, Norm has also had the opportunity to be a member of the Public Order Team and the Containment Team, and has worked as a crisis negotiator.Norm is a proud member of the Barrie Police Service. He is grateful to have worked for the City of Barrie for the past twenty-four and a half years. On May 8, 2019, the Barrie Police Service presented Norm with his forty-year police exemplary service bar. Norm is especially proud to have had the opportunity to work in and supervise the Barrie Police Service Homicide Unit.