Command Staff


Assistant Chief Joseph Dente
Administrative Services Bureau
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Assigned Units
- Professional Compliance Unit
- Maintenance Unit
- ASB Assistant Director
- Training Division
- Information and Technology Services Division
- Records Division

Assistant Chief Antonio Gilliam
Uniform Services Bureau
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Assigned Units
- Patrol Districts
- Patrol Response Division
- Special / Disaster Operations

Assistant Chief Mike Kovacsev
Investigative Services Bureau
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Assigned Units
- Criminal Intelligence and Threat Assessment Unit
- Crimes Against Property Division
- Crimes Against Persons Division
- Strategic Operations Division
- Investigative Support Division

Major Jerry “Mark” Hensley
Office of Professional Standards Commander
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Assigned Units
- Office of Professional Standards
- Staff Inspections

Major David Gerardo
Crimes Against Persons Commander
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Assigned Units
- Cold Case Unit
- Digital Forensics Unit
- Major Crimes Unit
- Special Victims Unit
- Victim Assistance Unit

Major Brian Taylor
Crimes Against Property Commander
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- Property Crimes Unit
- Economic Crimes Unit
- Forensic Services Unit
- Property & Evidentiary Services Section
- Latent Prints
Assigned Units

Major Mario Aliberto
Strategic Operations Division Commander
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Assigned Units
- Narcotics Unit
- Special Investigations Unit

Major Nathaly Patterson
Investigative Support Division
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Assigned Units
- Habitual Offender Monitoring Enforcement Unit (HOME)
- Human Exploitation and Trafficking Unit (HEAT)
- School Resource Officers
- Police Athletic League (PAL)
- SPPD Public Safety Cadet Program

Major Matt McKinney
District 1 Commander
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Assigned Units
- Patrol Officers
- Community Service Officers

Major Anthony McCoy
District 2 Commander
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Assigned Units
- Patrol Officers
- Community Service Officers

Major Matthew Furse
District 3 Commander
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Assigned Units
- Patrol Officers
- Community Service Officers

Major Shannon Halstead
Special/Diaster Operations Commander
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Assigned Units
- Equipment Room and Fleet Maintenance
- Police Reserve Unit
- Intelligence-Led Policing Unit (ILP)
- Field Training Section
- Special Events Unit
- K9 Unit

Major Markus Hughes
Patrol Response Division
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Assigned Units
- Crash Investigation
- DUI Enforcement
- Marine Unit
- Traffic Enforcement
- Traffic Specialists
- Volunteer Road Patrol
- School Crossing Guards
- Police Assisting the Homeless (PATH)
- Downtown Deployment Officers
- Transport vans
- Mounted Unit

Major Phillip Beahn
Training Division Commander
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Assigned Units
- High Liability Unit
- Training Records Administration
- Armory
- Recruiting
- Professional Development
- Background Investigations
- Polygraph
- Emergency Communications Division

Assistant Director Megan McGee
Administrative Services Bureau
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Assigned Units
- Grants and Special Projects Unit
- Fiscal Services Division
- Information and Technology Services Division
- Records and Evidentiary Services Division

Division Manager Yolanda Fernandez
Community Awareness Division
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Assigned Units
- Chaplains
- Public Information
- Volunteers

Director Rev. Kenny Irby
Community Intervention Unit
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Assigned Units
- Juvenile Outreach
- Faith Leaders Engagement
- My Brother’s and Sister’s Keeper

Division Manager Jacquelyn Yeager
Emergency Communications Division
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Assigned Units
- Administration Unit
- Operations Unit
- Training Unit

Division Manager Pam West
Fiscal Services Division
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Assigned Units
- Accounting / Budget Unit
- FMLA / Workers Compensation
- Payroll / Human Resources Support

Division Manager Mary Watkins
Information and Technology Services Division
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Assigned Units
- PC Support Unit
- Application Support Unit

Division Manager Laura Roe
Legal Division
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Assigned Units
- Forfeiture and Seizure
- Nuisance Abatement

Division Manager Colleen Dunphy
Records Division
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Assigned Units
- Information Services Section
- Digital Evidence Management Services (DEMS)
- Records Support Section