Dublin City Manager Colleen Tribby has appointed Commander Victor Fox of the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office to head Dublin Police Services as the City’s new Police Chief, effective October 16, 2024. Commander Fox replaces Police Chief Nathan Schmidt, who is retiring from law enforcement.
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.
“I am proud to have served the citizens of Alameda County, and I am honored to once again serve the residents of the City of Dublin as your new Chief of Police,” said Commander Fox.
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 (COPPS). 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 (ALPR) 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 to training mandates set forth by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) as well as the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC). He was also the Academy Director and has overseen the education and graduation of nearly 1,000 law enforcement officers.
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