Chief Superintendent John Cain announced on Sept. 21 the appointment of Inspector Scott Lawson as the new Wellington County OPP detachment commander.
“I am excited about coming back home to the Wellington County OPP Detachment where I have lived for over 20 years,” Lawson said in a press release.
“Essentially this is where I started my career. I look forward to having the privilege of leading a very dedicated staff of officers and administrative professionals who work tirelessly day in and day out to provide the best possible policing service to the citizens of Wellington County.
“Their work is of vital importance to the safety and well-being of all of us in our community.”
Lawson, who started his policing career in 1986 with the City of Stratford, joined the OPP on Feb. 5, 1990 at the Moosonee/Moose Factory detachment.
He then transferred to the Mount Forest detachment in Wellington County, where he served for over eight years. Inspector Lawson has also served at the Cambridge Detachment, OPP General Headquarters, as the manager of the Highway Safety Division’s Specialized Patrol section. He has also been posted to West Region Headquarters in London and Queen’s Park detachment, as the traffic manager responsible for the Greater Toronto Region, and has also been commander of the Aurora OPP detachment.
Most recently, Inspector Lawson has been assigned as the deputy director of provincial traffic operations for the Highway Safety Division.
He has been responsible for the OPP Golden Helmets motorcycle team, worked on the research and implementation of the Highway Safety Division’s Command structure and was assigned to the deputy minister’s office at the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services.
Lawson also holds an active position with the Ontario Association of Chief’s of Police and has many other local and provincial partnerships.
He is originally from the Waterdown area and is married with a 12-year-old daughter. They reside in Wellington County.
