55, Laguna Niguel ... Nine-year Newport...

55, Laguna Niguel ... Nine-year Newport Beach police chief has 34

years of experience in law enforcement ... Worked to strengthen

relationship with community by offering first teen police academy and

helped institute volunteer and chaplain programs ... Past president

of the Orange County Police Chiefs and Sheriffs Assn. ... President

of California Police Chiefs Assn. ... Helping with project to

integrate data systems for police departments in county ... Involved

in a five-year project to create a county joints power authority that

will include all 21 police agencies, district attorney’s office,

sheriff, public defender and courts essentially to become more

efficient in the county ... Been busy filling spots due to

retirements ... Traveled to Hawaii to chaperone his son’s water polo

team ... Married, two sons ... Last year’s rank: 32