[citation needed] In 1973 Charlottetown City Council voted for all police officers to carry firearms.

[7] In 2019, it was reported that while the rest of the country's police services were struggling to boost recruitment, such as the RCMP with as many as a thousand vacancies, the CPS was received applications from across the country and around the world, with a 100:1 ratio in applicants to open positions.

[9] An unnamed adult female lodged a complaint with the service in 2018 alleging that on multiple occasions, she had engaged in sexual activities with an officer in his police vehicle while on duty.

In her complaint, she also claimed that he was not the only officer she had sexual encounters with, while on duty in police vehicles.

The service announced it had launched an internal investigation for discreditable conduct.