Vincent Thomas Bevan is a retired Canadian police officer who served as the

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of the

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from April 2000 to March 2007. He led one of the largest police services in Canada and was one of only six Canadian chiefs in the Major Cities Chiefs Association.

Career

Bevan began his career as a police officer in July 1973. Before moving to Ottawa in 1998, he was part of the

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. During his career he had the chance to experience multiple assignments as uniform patrol, motorcycle patrol, special projects and criminal investigations. Bevan was also a member of the Emergency Task Force for five years. He was heading the Green Ribbon task force, notably during the period of the

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high-profile murders of two teenage girls,

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and

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in the early 1990s. In March 1998, he became deputy chief of the Operations Support division and in April 2000, he became chief of the Ottawa-Carleton Regional Police. In January 2001, he became the chief of the new

as a result of the municipal amalgamation. In 2003, Vince Bevan was appointed an Officer of the

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by the

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. Vince Bevan holds a bachelor's degree from

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in business and politics. He successfully completed a number of courses at both the

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and the

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and holds certificates in police management studies, advanced police studies, and general police studies. He is also a graduate of the National Executive Institute at the

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in the United States. Chief Bevan is an active member of a number of associations, boards and committees such as: * Vice-president of the

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Advisory Board * Major Cities Chiefs * Ottawa Big Brothers and Sisters * Interfaith Ottawa * Ottawa Distress Center *

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On March 9, 2004, he admitted Ottawa Police's role in

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case of deportation and torture in Syria. The Canadian Commission of Inquiry, led by Dennis O'Connor, later revealed details about the Ottawa Police role in the affair. The final report exonerated Arar of all the accusations against him and pointed out to the role the police forces had in the case. On December 6, 2006, RCMP Commissioner

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resigned from his post as Commissioner effective December 15, 2006, following the Report of the Commission. In July 2006, Vince Bevan announced that he would retire as Ottawa's police chief, officially ending his term, on March 31, 2007.

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Chief and former RCMP officer Vernon White was appointed as Bevan's replacement.

References

External links

Official biography

Announcement of retirement
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