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DUBLIN
CALIFORNIA
STAFF REPORT
CITY COUNCIL
Agenda Item 3.3
DATE: November 5, 2024
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: Colleen Tribby, City Manager
SU B.ECT : Introduction of Dublin Police Services Chief Victor Fox
Prepared by: Marsha Moore, MMC, City Clerk
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
New Dublin Police Services Chief Victor Fox will be introduced.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Welcome Dublin Police Services Chief Victor Fox.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
None.
DESCRIPTION:
Victor Fox, the new Chief of Police for Dublin Police Services, will be introduced to the City Council.
Chief Fox began his assignment as Chief of Police on October 28, 2024, and has over 22 years of
service with the Alameda County Sheriff's Office, including a previous assignment with Dublin
Police Services.
STRATEGIC PLAN INITIATIVE:
None.
NOTICING REQUIREMENTS/PUBLIC OUTREACH:
The City Council Agenda was posted.
ATTACHMENTS:
1) Dublin Police Services Chief Victor Fox Biography
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Attachment I
DPS Chief Victor Fox - Biography
Chief Victor Fox has over 22 years of service with the Alameda County Sheriff's Office. During
his career, he has been assigned to Detentions and Corrections, the Eden Township Substation,
Dublin Police Services, and the Regional Training Center.
At the Eden Township Substation, Chief Fox served the citizens of Unincorporated Alameda
County as a patrol deputy and spent over four years assigned to the Community Oriented
Policing and Problem -Solving Unit. In this capacity, Chief Fox worked closely with the
community to identify and develop solutions to crime and quality of life issues impacting
citizens in our jurisdiction.
Upon promotion to Sergeant, Chief Fox worked as a shift supervisor at the Santa Rita Jail, the
Glenn E. Dyer Detention Facility, and the Eden Township Substation.
Upon promotion to Lieutenant, Chief Fox was assigned as a Watch Commander at the Santa
Rita Jail and Dublin Police Services where he oversaw the Operations Division, Administration,
the Investigations Unit, and was the Public Information Officer. In this capacity, he is proud to
have worked on several projects including the first phase of Automated License Plate
Recognition and Situational Awareness cameras throughout the city of Dublin.
Chief Fox was promoted to the rank of Captain in 2019 and was briefly assigned as the
Department Watch Commander before his last assignment at the Alameda County Sheriff's
Office Regional Training Center in April of 2020. In this capacity, Chief Fox was the Training
Manager for the Agency responsible for ensuring compliance with training mandates set forth
by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training as well as the Board of State and
Community Corrections. He was also the Academy Director and has overseen the education and
graduation of nearly 1,000 law enforcement officers.
Chief Fox's other duties include management of the Backgrounds and Recruiting Unit which has
played a critical role in recent years in finding outstanding candidates to fill staffing voids. He
also oversaw the Sheriff's Office Honor Guard, a unit who represents the Sheriff's Office in
numerous events including, but not limited to funeral details for fallen officers, funeral details
for retired members, community events, and graduation ceremonies.
Chief Fox was a member of the ACSO Special Response Unit for 17 years, recently retiring from
the unit as a Tactical Commander. In this position he was responsible for oversight of high -risk
tactical operations throughout Alameda County and oversaw the Alameda County Sheriff's
Office Crisis Intervention Unit.
Chief Fox has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Los Angeles and is a
graduate of the prestigious FBI National Academy. He was recently accepted into the School of
Continuing and Professional Studies at the University of Virginia where he is pursuing a Masters
Degree in Public Safety.
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Chief Fox is a member of the Chabot College Administration of Justice Advisory Board and is a
Chabot College instructor where he has taught the Basic Academy in the areas of Leadership
and Ethics, Principled Policing, Firearms, ABC Law, Chemical Agents, Less Lethal Munitions, and
Emergency Vehicle Operations.
Chief Fox is proud to have served the citizens of Alameda County and is honored to once again
serve the residents of the City of Dublin as your new Chief of Police.
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