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Assistant Chief Jose Luis Lopez Sr.
Chief of Detectives and Patrol.
Serving the
City of Hartford for over twenty two years through the Hartford Police
Department Assistant Chief Jose Luis Lopez Sr. has supervised and commanded
nearly every division within the Police Department. Prior to being
appointed Assistant Chief, Chief of Detectives and Chief of Patrol by Police Chief Daryl K.
Roberts, he served as Deputy Chief of South Division encompassing the neighborhoods of
Downtown, Barry Square, Southeast, Southend, Parkville, Behind the Rocks,
South Green, Southwest, Frog Hollow and South Meadows.
As Chief of Detectives, Assistant Chief Lopez oversees all investigative
functions of the department, including the Major Crimes, Juvenile
Investigative, Crime Scene, Intelligence, and Vice and Narcotics Divisions.
As Chief of
Patrol,
Assistant Chief has responsibility for the overall management and deployment
of uniformed police personnel and emergency resources of the department and
homeland security functions. The HPD's Traffic Division, Bomb Squad,
Disorder Control Team, Crisis Negotiation Team, Tactical Vehicles/Logistics
Unit, Special Events Unit, Emergency Response Team, Tactical Medical Team,
Marine Unit and K-9/Animal Control Unit are also under Chief Lopez' command
Assistant Chief Lopez holds a Bachelor of Science in
Criminal Justice from John Jay College of Criminal Justice with a minor in
Police Science. He is a graduate of the F.B.I. National Academy and
earned a certificate from the Criminal Justice Command Institute in
Supervisory Leadership. He is a certified instructor with the Police
Officers Standards and Training Council and is certified to teach in over
twelve Law Enforcement subjects. He was one of the city’s first
Community Service Officers and continues to advocate for Community Policing.
He is currently pursuing his Master's Degree in Public Policy at Trinity
College in Hartford.
Born in Brooklyn, New York, Assistant Chief Lopez served
in the United States Air Force as a Law Enforcement
Specialist and received an honorable discharge in 1980. He has been married to
Rebecca Lopez, a retired Hartford Police Officer with twenty-one years of
service, for more than 30 years. Both
entered the department in 1983 and were both sworn in on the same date.
Assistant Chief Lopez and his wife, Retired Officer Rebecca Lopez have been featured in the television series “Top Cops”.
Committed to the community he serves, Assistant
Chief Lopez is currently Board President for the Hartford Neighborhood
Centers and has been a board member since 1988. His involved in many
community activities and causes led to Assistant Chief Lopez receiving the
2005 Maria Sanchez Community Service Award for Humanitarianism.
Click here to view
articles published by Hartford Assistant Police Chief Jose L. Lopez, Sr. on
a variety of issues of interest to the public regarding police services and
activities.
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