Richard L. Daigle

Divisions Served: “D,” “C,” “J”

Medals & Honours: Long Service Medal with Gold Clasp, 150th Anniversary Confederation of Canada Medal, Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal

Pillar Location: Pillar VII, Row 9, Column C

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Year of Service: 01 April, 1968-19 January, 2007

Following completion of training, posted to D Division, St. Pierre Detachment, St. Pierre Jolys, MB. Then, posted to Headingley HP. Following marriage to Marie-Louise (Louise) TISSOT of St. Pierre Jolys, in 1971, transferred to Security & Intelligence (S&I) which later became known as RCMP Security Service) Montreal. Served in both G (Anti terrorism) and D (Anti subversion) sections.

After 3 years in Montreal, in 1974, Rick requested and was granted a transfer back to contract policing and was posted to J Division, Grand Falls Det.
In Grand Falls, worked on both general duties and highway patrol. In 1980, Grand Falls became one of four Sub-Divisions of J, and Rick was chosen to organize and head up Grand Falls S/D GIS.

In March of 1985, was transferred to Fredericton and tasked to look into a little known crime fighting program known as Crime Stoppers. In September of 1985, NB Crime Stoppers was launched. Rick became the program’s first provincial police coordinator and guided the program to become one of the most successful in Canada, the program winning several Crime Stoppers International (CSI) awards and Rick received the CSI Presidential Citation Award of Excellence for “his tireless efforts and commitment towards the success of Crime Stoppers internationally.” During this time, Rick also served on a Divisional Task Force which established the first divisional District Policing model in Atlantic Canada.

In 1995, Rick transferred to a newly established section in Fredericton to investigate the illegal possession of proceeds of crime and money laundering- J Div Proceeds of Crime, which later became known as the Integrated Proceeds of Crime (IPOC) section. Rick started in IPOC as a team leader and upon retirement was the section’s operations manager. J Div. IPOC became one of the most successful in the country, seizing millions in cash and property during the unit’s first 8 years of operation. One of the highlights during this period was Rick and a colleague of Moncton Drug section travelling to Montreal and confiscating $3 million in cash from a convicted drug importer and returning it to New Brunswick.

In 2005, working with the section’s OIC, J Division IPOC was one of the first in the country to organize a successful provincial team, established to investigate proceeds of crime obtained through Criminal Code offences such as fraud, gambling, prostitution etc.

After 38 years plus, Rick retired from the Force in January of 2007. During the following 10 years, worked various re-organizational contracts for J Division. He now resides in New Maryland, NB with his spouse Louise, enjoying their three adult children, Jennifer, Nicki and Mike and three grand children.