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Chief Bill Gardner served as Grand Junction’s Interim Police Chief from December 2005 until he was sworn in as Grand Junction's 19th Police Chief on May 17, 2006. Previously, he held various leadership positions at the Mesa County
Sheriff’s Office, including serving as Operations Commander and Captain for eight years and Undersheriff for three years. Gardner also was the La Plata County Sheriff from 1986 to
1995. Gardner holds a Masters Degree in Public Administration from the University of Colorado. Gardner is also a graduate of the FBI National Academy. |
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Deputy Chief
Harry Long began his law enforcement career with the
Grand Junction Police Department in October 1976. He
was promoted to Captain (Deputy Chief) in 1998 and oversees the Operations Division. Deputy Chief Long has a Bachelor of Science Degree
from Colorado State University, is a graduate of the FBI National
Academy, Senior Management Institute for Police, and the Southwestern
Law Enforcement Institute. |
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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
of Government at Harvard University. |
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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
National Academy. |
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Commander
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 promoted to Commander in January 2005 and is assigned
to the Patrol Division as a Night Watch Commander. Currently he is responsible for two patrol teams, the Mesa State College patrol team and the Grand Junction Bomb Squad. Commander Zen holds a Bachelors degree in Business Administration
from Central Michigan University. |
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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, School Resource Officer and Patrol Sergeant. Mike 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. He currently is assigned as a Patrol Commander and oversees a patrol team, the Traffic Unit, the Community Advocacy Program (CAP) and School Resource Officers. Commander Nordine is a graduate of the FBI
National Academy. |
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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. Bob was promoted to Commander in July 2002, and 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. Bob 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 and 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 Investigations Unit. He also oversees the department's crime analyst, the Street Crimes Unit and GJPD officers assigned to the DEA's Western Colorado Drug Task
Force. 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
and as a Sergeant with the Western Colorado
Drug Task Force. Tim was promoted to Commander in April 2005 and is assigned
to the Patrol Division as a Night Watch Commander. Commander Grimsby holds an AS with a major in Law Enforcement
from Mesa State College and is currently enrolled at Colorado
University of Denver in their Administrative Police Management
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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
Patrol. |
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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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