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Deputy Chief Troy Smith joined the Grand Junction Police Department
in December 2003 and oversees the Services Division. Deputy Chief Smith was formerly employed with the Colorado
Department of Public Safety as the Executive Director of the
Colorado Regional Community Policing Institute and the Colorado
Police Corps. He was also a Commander with the Thornton (Colorado)
Police Department where he served for 10 years. Deputy Chief Smith has a Bachelors Degree in Business
from the University of Northern Colorado and a Masters Degree
in Management from Regis University. He is also a a graduate
of the Senior Management Institute for Police at the JFK School
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Deputy Chief
John Zen began his law enforcement career with the
Grand Junction Police Department in October 1983. He started
as a Patrol Officer and has also served
as a Detective, Intelligence Officer, and Patrol and Investigations
Sergeant. He was a Patrol Division Commander for nearly four years during which time he was responsible for two patrol teams, the Mesa State College patrol team and the Grand Junction Bomb Squad. He was promoted to Deputy Chief in September 2008 and holds a Bachelors degree in Business Administration
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Commander
Andy Martinez has been with the Grand Junction Police
Department since October 1977. He worked in the Patrol Division
for 10 years and has served in many different capacities including
the Traffic Unit and SWAT. He also served as a Field Training
Officer (FTO) and has coached, mentored and inspired many
new recruits. Andy was promoted to Lieutenant (Commander) in July 2002
and is currently assigned to the Patrol Division. Commander Martinez also is the Tactical Commander for the SWAT
Team and oversees the Hostage Negotiators. Commander Martinez is a graduate of the FBI
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Commander
Mike Nordine was hired in 1983 as a Patrol Officer.
He has served on the SWAT Team and as a Field Training Officer (FTO), School Resource Officer and Patrol Sergeant. He was promoted to Lieutenant (Commander) in 1998 and
initially served in the Patrol Division. He served several years as a Lieutenant (Commander) in the Services Division, and
served a vital role in budget and planning as well as management
of the Grand Junction Regional Communications Center and the Records section. Commander Nordine currently is assigned to the Investigations Unit. He also oversees the department's crime analyst, the Street Crimes Unit and GJPD officers assigned to the Western Colorado Drug Task
Force. Commander Nordine is a graduate of the FBI
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Commander Bob Russell
has over 25 years of law enforcement experience that began
in 1978. Since joining the Grand Junction Police Department
in 1984, his assignments have included Patrol Officer, Detective,
investigating crimes against persons, as well as mentoring
new officers as a Field Training Officer (FTO). He was promoted
to Sergeant and assigned to Investigations for approximately
four years. He was promoted to Commander in July 2002, and was assigned
to the Patrol Division as the Day Shift Commander. In
January 2005 he was transferred under the Support Services
Division and is responsible for Volunteers in Police Service,
the Crime Lab, and Property and Evidence. Commander Russell holds a Bachelors Degree and is a graduate
of the FBI National Academy.
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Commander Greg Assenmacher
has been with the Grand Junction Police Department since
October 1981. His assignments have included
working Narcotics investigations and serving as a School
Resource Officer and a Field Training Officer (FTO). He spent 5 years
as a Patrol Sergeant and was a member of the SWAT Team
for 13 years. Greg was promoted to Commander in 2002 and is currently
assigned to the Patrol Division where he oversees a patrol team, the Traffic Unit, the Community Advocacy Program (CAP) and School Resource Officers. Commander Assenmacher is a graduate of the FBI
National Academy.
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Commander
Tim Grimsby began his career with the Grand Junction Police Department in January 1980, starting as a patrol officer. His assignments included detective, narcotics investigator, K-9 handler, and Field Training Officer (FTO). As a sergeant he was assigned to patrol division and supervised the FTO training program. He was then assigned to the Western Colorado Drug Task Force as the operations sergeant. He was promoted to Commander in April 2005 and is assigned to the Patrol Division as a night watch Commander. Commander Grimsby holds a AS with a major in Law Enforcement from Mesa State College, a BA in Organizational Management from Colorado Christen University and is currently enrolled at the University of Denver in their Administrative Police Management Program. Commander Grimsby oversees two patrol teams, the K-9 program, Street Crimes Unit, and the Field Training Program. |
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Commander Paul Quimby began his law enforcement career in 1980 in Arizona. He came to the GJPD in 1991, serving as a Patrol Officer, School Resource Officer, and Field Training Officer. He was a member of the SWAT team for 7 years. He has been a firearms instructor since 1996. In 2002 he was promoted to Sergeant and headed up the Community Advocacy Program. From 2006 to 2008 he was the General Investigations Sergeant. He was promoted to Commander in August, 2008 and oversees two patrol teams, the Mesa State College patrol team, and the firearms program. Commander Quimby has a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice Administration from Arizona State University.
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Communication
Center Manager Paula Creasy has been with the Grand
Junction Regional Communication Center (GJRCC) since July 1992. She
began as a dispatcher in 1993 when the Communication Center
was located at Fire Station One. In 1995 Paula was promoted to serve as a Supervisor and in 1998 was promoted as Manager of the Communication Center. The GJRCC provides emergency communication to multiple Fire and EMS agency in Mesa County, as well as every law enforcement
agency within Mesa County, with the exception of Colorado State
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Professional Standards Administrator
Rick Dyer has been with the Grand Junction Police
Department since 1993 when he was first appointed as Training
Coordinator. In 1996, the Police Department went through
a reorganization and he was appointed as the Professional
Standards Administrator to oversee the Professional Standards
Unit. Professional Standards is responsible for Accreditation, Internal Affairs activities and Training and Recruitment.
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