Editing Saint John, New Brunswick (section)

===Police and law enforcement===
Saint John's law enforcement agency is the Saint John Police Force. It was established in 1849, though police forces in the city date back to 1809.<ref>{{cite web |title=History |url=https://saintjohnpolice.ca/about-us/history/ |publisher=Saint John Police Force |access-date=7 April 2024 |date=22 December 2022}}</ref> The police force had 139 sworn officers as of December 31, 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=2022 Annual Report |url=https://saintjohnpolice.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/2022-Annual-Report-PDF.pdf |publisher=Saint John Police Force |access-date=7 April 2024}}</ref> The Saint John Police Force was originally based out of the City Hall building from 1971<ref>{{cite news |last1=Davis |first1=Sandra |title=New station is 'linchpin that brings things together' |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/423325988 |access-date=August 10, 2024 |work=[[Telegraph-Journal]] |date=March 26, 2009|id={{ProQuest|423325988}} }}</ref> until 2012, when a new police headquarters was built at Peel Plaza.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wilson |first1=Codi |title=Police to move headquarters |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/1018624790 |access-date=August 10, 2024 |work=[[Telegraph-Journal]] |date=June 6, 2012|id={{ProQuest|1018624790}} }}</ref> In 1977, while still based out of the City Hall building, [[Saint John City Hall fire|a fire was started]] in the ground floor jail, killing 21 inmates.<ref>{{cite news |title=Jail fire claims 21st victim |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/star-phoenix/153036153/ |access-date=August 10, 2024 |work=[[Star-Phoenix]] |agency=[[The Canadian Press]] |date=June 27, 1977 |page=1}}</ref> In April 1998, the police force's north end station was bombed, injuring a number of officers.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bomb blast rocks police station |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-herald-tribune/153036620/ |access-date=August 10, 2024 |work=[[The Daily Herald-Tribune]] |agency=[[The Canadian Press]] |date=April 23, 1998 |page=9}}</ref> An attempted bombing also took place near the jail in June 1998, but was defused.<ref>{{cite news |title=Police defuse bomb |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/red-deer-advocate/153036906/ |access-date=August 10, 2024 |work=[[Red Deer Advocate]] |agency=[[The Canadian Press]] |date=June 2, 1998 |page=2}}</ref>