About the CPS

Deputy Chief Davison

Peter Davison was promoted to Deputy Chief, assigned to the Bureau of Community Policing, effective July 23rd, 2006. Deputy Chief Davison has been a member of the Service for 25 years, serving in many areas including District 4, Communications Section, Drug Unit, Executive Office and Major Crimes. He was Commander in District 1 for 15 months.

Deputy Chief Davison is a graduate of the FBI National Academy and is also the chair of the Calgary Police Service Ethics Council. He has lectured extensively on ethics both locally and in the United States.

Deputy Chief Davison currently serves on a variety of committees including; the Governance & Policy Committee, the Provincial AACP Council, the Beltline Safety Council, the Forest Lawn Safety Council and the Justice Police Advisory Committee.

Deputy Chief Davison has received the Exemplary Service Medal and the Alberta Service Medal.

Bureau of Community Policing

The Bureau of Community Policing encompasses all front line officers who, in most cases, are the first and only point of contact for citizens. The Bureau includes Calgary’s eight police districts, six community stations, the Traffic Section and the Major Event and Emergency Management Section.

Community policing is, quite simply, police officers and Calgarians working together in partnership to prevent crime and find long-lasting solutions to the problems that threaten safety and order. The key to community policing is consulting with communities to learn their priorities, the needs of victims, the best way to deliver our services and the effectiveness and the quality of our services.

Other priorities for the Bureau of Community Policing include: implementing thorough traffic safety measures, maintaining and improving response times to calls and raising the percentage of solved cases in residential and commercial break and enters.

Deputy Chief Hornby

Deputy Chief Jim Hornby has been a member of the Calgary Police Service for more than 30 years. Currently, he leads the Bureau of Information and Technology.

Throughout his career, Deputy Chief Hornby has held a variety of positions including Deputy Chief in charge of Resource Development, Commander of Districts 2 and 6, Staff Sergeant of the Professional Standards Section and the Communications Section and Detective in the General Investigation Unit. He has also held several positions in the districts.

An active member of the community, Deputy Chief Hornby is involved in soccer and the Heart and Stroke Foundation.

Bureau of Information and Technology

Under the umbrella of the Bureau of Information and Technology are sections and units that are critical to the Calgary Police Service including: the Telecommunications Section, Fleet and Facilities Section, Information Services Section, and the Freedom of Information & Privacy Section (FOIP). The Bureau also includes the Administration Section and the critical units it encompasses: the Alarm Bylaw/Intelligence Network Unit, the Canadian Police Information Centre/Warrant Unit, Evidence and Property Unit, Correspondence/Case Files Unit and the Ticket Control Unit.

The sections and units that make up the Bureau of Information and Technology are critical to the success of the Calgary Police Service. The dedicated individuals – sworn and civilian – who serve under this Bureau provide front line officers with technical and administrative support. They also maintain police offices, vehicles, computers and other electronic equipment.

One of the highest priorities for his Bureau is to provide police officers with the equipment and technologies that will allow them to serve Calgarians to the best of their abilities.

Deputy Chief Sembo

Brian Sembo was promoted to Deputy Chief, assigned to the Office of the Chief, effective September 10th, 2006. Deputy Chief Sembo has been a member of the Service for 26 years and has served in many areas including the Traffic Section, SHOP, District 1, Information Services Section and the Executive Office. He spent 18 months as Commander in District 3.

Deputy Chief Sembo has represented the Service on a number of committees including the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police Informatics Committee and the Tri-Services CAD Steering Committee, and is a member of the board of directors of the Calgary Police Museum Society, the Youthlink Fundraising Committee and the Dalhousie Community Association. He also helped to make the Police and Firefighters Tribute Plaza a reality.

Executive Services, Office of the Chief

Deputy Chief Sembo's mandate is to increase operational capacity within the Office of the Chief and the Service Executive. He will also assist with the Chief's administrative responsibilities, allowing the Chief further opportunities to interact with more areas of the Service and the community. The Sections and Units under his responsibility include: Research and Development, Operations Audit, Risk Management, Strategic Services, Legal Services, Public Safety Communications Centre and the Ceremonial Unit / Pipe Band.

Deputy Chief Stooke

Deputy Chief Murray Stooke is a 28 year member of the Calgary Police Service and presently holds the rank of Deputy Chief in charge of the Bureau of Resource Development.

Beginning his Calgary Police Service career as a constable in Districts 1 and 6, Deputy Chief Stooke was promoted to the rank of Sergeant and assigned to District 4 in 1990. Since then, he has served in senior positions in the Chief Crowfoot Learning Centre, the Family, Youth and Violent Crime Section, the Criminal Investigation Division, the Organized Crime Control Section, and he was the District 3 Commander prior to his promotion to Deputy Chief.

Deputy Chief Stooke earned a B.A. in Sociology from the University of Calgary in 1986, and received his Bachelor of Laws from the University of Calgary in 1993. He was admitted to the Law Society of Alberta as a Barrister and Solicitor in 1994, and has served as legal counsel to the Calgary Police Service. In 2004 he received the Chief’s Award of Excellence.

Deputy Chief Stooke has actively participated in a variety of national and provincial policing committees, including the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police Law Amendments Committee, and the Alberta Standing Committee on Prosecutions and Enforcement. He has also served as a police representative to the Heads of Prosecution Sub-Committees on Miscarriages of Justice and Disclosure, and has acted as a presiding/presenting officer under the Alberta Police Act.

Bureau of Resource Development

The Bureau of Resource Development is responsible for the development of learning and growth opportunities for all sworn and civilian members. This Bureau’s units include Recruitment, Research and Development, Human Resources, Continuing Education and the Professional Standards Section.

The Bureau’s goals include attracting, selecting and retaining high-calibre employees, promoting lifelong learning and employee health and wellness, and continuous research and statistical analysis.

Deputy Chief Young

Born and raised in Calgary, Alberta, and with a career in policing spanning almost 27 years, Dean Young was appointed Deputy Chief of the Calgary Police Service in 2005. Over the course of his career, Deputy Chief Young has gained experience working in a variety of different areas within the Service. He has worked in Districts 3 and 4, and a number of specialty units, including, Drugs, Vice, Robbery and Strike Force.

He has also undertaken assignments in the Calgary Criminal Intelligence Section, the Citizen Complaint Unit and the Communications Section, all of which have provided him with a broad understanding of the public’s expectations of their police service and the issues facing police today.

In 2002, Dean Young was promoted to the rank of Inspector serving as Executive Officer to the Chief for three years before returning to command in District 4. Among his many achievements, Deputy Chief Young has been awarded the Bill Shelever Memorial Award, the Exemplary Service Medal and the Alberta Service Medal for his attitude, effort and service.

He currently sits on the Organized Crime and Drug Abuse committees of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police. In addition to those committees Deputy Chief Young is an active member of the Chief’s Executive committee, the Alberta Association of Chief’s of Police, the Canadian Association of Chief’s of Police, the Calgary Police Commission Governance and Policy Committee. Deputy Chief Young is also a past member of Criminal Intelligence Service Alberta. In April 2006, he graduated from the University of Toronto’s, Rotman School of Management.

Bureau of Support Services

The Bureau of Support Services is the umbrella under which the Organized Crime Section, Major Crimes Section, Community and Youth Services Section, Investigative Support Section, Support Section and Criminal Operations Section are located. These high profile sections include the Arson Unit, Drug Unit, Community Response Unit (which includes Gang Enforcement), Violent and Family Crimes Units, the Diversity Resource Unit, Air Services Unit, the Tactical Unit and the Victim Assistance Unit.

With such a diverse portfolio, members of this Bureau – sworn and civilian – interact with Calgarians from all backgrounds. Education and early intervention are important functions of the Bureau, as is assisting victims of crime, solving criminal cases and holding criminals accountable for their actions.