Regina police chief says new initiatives to enhance community safety will come in 2025 [Video]

Looking back after one year in his new role as the chief of the Regina Police Service, Farooq Hassan Sheikh is highlighting challenges the city faces, what has worked during his tenure and what can be done to improve policing in 2025.

In a year-end interview with CTV News Regina’s Lee Jones, Sheikh said there has been a positive impact of increased resources and proactive policing on crime levels in the city.

“We’ve had a little bit of a growth plan, real support from the previous board and the mayor, so we’ve been able to get more resources out in the street, in the right places, and I think that’s positively impacted crime as well, because we’ve got more resources,” he explained.

“We’ve got a great media team, so we’re out there, being proactive, and being able to take people out who are committing crime.”

Sheikh has an extensive background in policing, having experience in Alberta …