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Edmonton Police Service’s area of coverage just got a little bit bigger.

As of the new year, the service will begin policing large chunks of an area south of the city that was the focus of an annexation agreement between Edmonton and Leduc County, which was finalized earlier this year.

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The new region includes the area between 41 Avenue south to Highway 19 and west of Highway 2 to the edge of Parkland County and the township of Devon.

On the eastern side of Highway 2, Edmonton police will now be responsible for the area south of 41 Avenue to Township Road 510 and east to Strathcona County’s Meridian Street and Range Road 234. The area straddles the town of Beaumont.

25 new full-time hires

Southwest division Supt. Tom Pallas said 25 new full-time hires were approved in the most recent budget and those officers will be split between the southeast and southwest divisions and will include some new vehicles.