Carolyn Nichols

Inspector Carolyn Nichols began her law enforcement career in 1999 and currently serves as the Support Divisional Commander, a position she has held since January 2020. She is responsible for the operations of several operational units including Prisoner Care Facility, Traffic, Community Relations and Crime Prevention, Ports and the Aviation Security Unit.

She previously worked as an officer and supervisor in the Patrol Division where she was the sergeant-in-charge of the Traffic Unit and served as Watch Commander. She was also seconded to Criminal Intelligence Service Nova Scotia where she was a Criminal Intelligence Analyst. She was then transferred to the Criminal Investigation Division where she worked as a Crime Analyst. She became the first woman to join the Integrated Underwater Recovery Team.

Inspector Nichols completed numerous professional courses with the Canadian Police College and Dalhousie University, where she completed the Certificate in Police Leadership. She has also been involved in the mentoring and leadership training of women as an active member of the Atlantic Women in Law Enforcement (AWLE) and served as the AWLE president from 2014-2019.