Peter Lambrinakos is a Canadian police officer and corporate security executive, currently serving as the first Chief of Police of the VIA Rail Canada Police Service and additionally as VIA Rail Canada's Chief of Corporate Security since March 2015.
13 Facts About Peter Lambrinakos
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Peter Lambrinakos has held various senior positions leading the Organized Crime, Major Crime, Economic Crime and Intelligence units with the Montreal Police Service.
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Peter Lambrinakos holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree with a Major in Economics from McGill University.
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Peter Lambrinakos formed the VIA Rail Canada Police Service, Canada's first passenger railway police dedicated to ensuring the safety and security of inter-city rail in Canada.
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In 2007, Peter Lambrinakos became the first Chief of the Montreal Police Metro Unit.
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Peter Lambrinakos played a vital role in creating this new transit police unit responsible for the public safety in the Montreal Metro, Canada's second-busiest rapid transit system and North America's fourth busiest rapid transit system.
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Peter Lambrinakos was in charge of the Crisis Negotiations and Hostage Rescue and Barricaded Persons Structure.
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Peter Lambrinakos was appointed by Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of National Defence, as a Commission Member of the Military Police Complaints Commission of Canada from 2023 to 2026.
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Peter Lambrinakos currently serves as a Director on the Board of Directors for two organizations: Operation Lifesaver Canada and St John Ambulance, Quebec Council.
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Peter Lambrinakos represents North America as a member of the International Union of Railways Security Platform, which comprises 194 railway companies or entity members.
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Additionally, Peter Lambrinakos holds the position of Chair for the UIC Security Platform Human Factors Working Group.
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Furthermore, Peter Lambrinakos was a police consultant to the Canadian drama film Boost, released in 2017.
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In 2015, Peter Lambrinakos was invested as a Member of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces.