Chief Tom Schwedhelm

 

 

"THE POLICE DEPARTMENT: IT'S MISSION, VISION AND VALUES"

 

Chief Schwedhelm will be speaking about the Police Department mission, vision and values, as well as the progress made during the his first 10 months of office.

Tom Schwedhelm has been a police officer for the Santa Rosa Police Department for over 26 years. During the course of his career he has been a patrol officer, property crimes detective and violent crimes detective. He has also held several collateral assignments: Special Response Unit team member and leader, Use of Force Instructor, Ethics facilitator, Chemical Agents instructor and Crowd Control instructor.

In 2004, he was promoted to Captain and has been the Captain in charge of both the Field Services Division and the special Services Division. On March 12, 2009 he was appointed by City Manager Jeff Kolin as the Acting Chief of Police and on May 3, 2009 as the official Chief of Police. He received his MA degree in Psychology (focusing on Organizational Development ) from Sonoma State University in 2005. He holds a Lifetime Limited Services Teaching credential and has been part of the adjunct Faculty at Santa Rosa J.C. since 1985.

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