Surrey Police parody account suspended and another has already surfaced

Earlier this month, Surrey Mayor Doug McCallum unveiled a prototype vehicle for the city’s yet-to-be-approved municipal police force, and now it seems others are getting in on the latest development – naturally, with the creation of a parody Twitter account.

And this week, that account was reportedly suspended.

However, this appeared to be short-lived, as yet another parody account has already appeared in its place, this time in the form of Sorry PD.

See also

• There's already a parody account for the yet-to-be approved Surrey Police
• Surrey unveils patrol car for yet-to-be-approved police force
• Surrey City Council approves plan to replace RCMP with new municipal police

“We used to be known as Surrey_PD until that account was deemed too much fun & suspended permanently,” the account’s short bio reads, before adding #SorrynotSurrey.

At the time of this writing, the account has 719 followers, and essentially picks up where the old account left off.

Someone spelled sorry wrong. pic.twitter.com/IwA4DbC3TM

— Sorry PD (@PdSorry) May 23, 2019

The Sorry PD encourage you to make smart decisions when contemplating getting a tattoo. Ask yourself, have you ever seen a doctor, astronaut or other respected individual with a face tattoo? #SorryNotSurrey

— Sorry PD (@PdSorry) May 23, 2019

If you’re ever planning to replace your local police department, we are happy to be consulted on how not to do it. #SorryNotSurrey

— Sorry PD (@PdSorry) May 22, 2019

One question we have been asked is “how did it feel to get suspended?” To be honest, we were just really proud of Uncle Doug for getting logged in on his own. #SorryNotSurrey

— Sorry PD (@PdSorry) May 22, 2019

We hope you’ll help spread the word about the new account and we can all get back to the laughs. There are bound to be some Dougy jokes.

— Sorry PD (@PdSorry) May 22, 2019

In a speech this month, McCallum elaborated further on his plan to transition the city away from the RCMP and to a municipal police force.

“As Surrey has changed over the years, the time has come to change how our city is policed,” he said. “The change I am talking about is accountability.”

And while he stressed that he has “no quarrel” with the city’s RCMP operations as a whole, “the fact remains that Surrey is the largest city in the country that does not have its own police department, and that is the root of the problem.”

By establishing a city police force, he continued, “accountability will stay in our city.”