On Forever Knight, the term Metropolitan Police refers to the so-called "Toronto Metropolitan Police", a fictional version of the actual Metropolitan Toronto Police Force, which covered the city of Toronto and most of the adjoining communities from 1957 until November 1995. At that time, the agency was renamed the Metropolitan Toronto Police Service.[1] Nevertheless, on Forever Knight, it continued to be called the Metropolitan Police.
It should be noted that, on Forever Knight, the term "precinct" is used to identify the police headquarters and unit buildings throughout the city. However, the actual Toronto Police Service uses the term "division".
In the pilot and first season, Nick is assigned to the fictional 27th Precinct.
For the second and third season of Forever Knight, Nick serves as a detective at the fictional 96th Precinct. Based on Tracy's directions to Vachon in "Black Buddha Pt. 1", this is usually taken to be located near the intersection of Queen Street West and Spadina Avenue in downtown Toronto.
The Toronto Police museum and discovery center on 40 College Street was often included as a stop during Forever Knight fan pilgrimages to Toronto. The police gift shop sold t-shirts, sweatshirts, office items, toys, keychains, etc. emblazoned with the Metropolitan Toronto Police Force logo. Many of these items were then donated to charity auctions, where cast members would sign them and auction them for charity. At times such police memorabilia were signed by only by those cast members who had played characters aligned with the police force. For example, one auctioned item was a Toronto Metro Police shirt signed by the 96th precinct cast - Geraint Wyn Davies, John Kapelos and Natsuko Ohama.
Divisions of Toronto Police Force[]
The actual Toronto Police Service is divided into 2 field areas and 17 divisions ("precinct" in US parlance), each with its own police station:
Central Field Command encompasses the central portion of the City of Toronto.
11 Division, 209 Mavety St. 12 Division, 200 Trethewey Dr. 13 Division, 1435 Eglinton Av. W. 14 Division, 150 Harrison St. 51 Division, 51 Parliament St. 52 Division, 255 Dundas St. W. 53 Division, 75 Eglinton Av. W. 54 Division, 41 Cranfield Rd. 55 Division, 101 Coxwell Avenue.
Area Command encompasses the former Cities of North York, Scarborough and Etobicoke. It also includes portions of the cities of Toronto and York, and the Borough of East York (excluding Leaside).
22 Division, 3699 Bloor St. W 23 Division, 5230 Finch Ave. West 31 Division, 40 Norfinch Dr. 32 Division, 30 Ellerslie Av. 33 Division, 50 Upjohn Rd. 41 Division, 2222 Eglinton Av. E. 42 Division, 242 Milner Av. E. 43 Division 4331 Lawrence Ave. E near Morningside Avenue
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- ↑ In 1998 (after the six boroughs of Metropolitan Toronto were officially amalgamated), the police force was renamed again, becoming known simply as the Toronto Police Service.