Meet Tucson Police Chief Chad Kasmar

Chief Kasmar is a native of Tucson, Arizona. He came to the Tucson Police Department in 2000, shortly after graduating from the University of Arizona with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. He has also attended executive training with Harvard Senior Executives in State and Local Government, the Police Executive Research Forum Senior Management Institute for Police, Arizona Chiefs of Police, FBINA Leadership Potential Course, and the Southwest Leadership Program through the University of Arizona's Eller College of Management. He is certified as a Hostage Negotiator, a Motor Officer, an AZPOST General Instructor, and an Ethics Post Basic Instructor.
Chief Kasmar oversees the Department’s five bureaus: Patrol Services, Executive Office, Investigative Services, Administrative Services, and Special Services and Innovation. Prior to being appointed Chief in 2021, he served as Interim Director of the City’s Public Safety Communications Department, where he led efforts to stabilize the department, reducing attrition and increasing staffing while moving from a co-located but separate police and fire 911 call center to a consolidated 911 call center.
As a captain in the Tucson Police Department Chief Kasmar served as Deputy Chief, as Chief of Staff, and as the Eastside Patrol Division Commander. As a lieutenant, he served as an Office of Internal Affairs (now Office of Professional Standards) Commander, and as a Westside Patrol Division Commander. As a sergeant and officer, he served in the Street Crime Interdiction Unit, Operations Division South Community Response Team, Operations Division Downtown, Operations Division Midtown, Bicycle Patrol, Operations Division South Solo Motor, and Hostage Negotiations Unit.
Chief Kasmar has presented at various law enforcement conferences, including the Major Cities Chiefs Association and the National Association for Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement (NACOLE). His awards include the Police Executive Research Forum Gary P. Hayes Award and a Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition. Chief Kasmar is a member of the Arizona Associations of Chiefs of Police (AACOP), Major City Chiefs Association (MCCA), Police Executive research Forum (PERF), and the Law Enforcement Immigration Task Force (LEITF).
As the father two boys, Chief Kasmar is passionate about engaging youth in the community. He serves on the board of Boys & Girls Clubs of Tucson and has for the past 6 years. As Chief of Police, he also attends weekly community events, meetings, and speaking engagements.

[@stephenwardell7461]

I call bull sh--

[@johnmetcalfe4036]

That's you

[@jaybird5472]

Way to give the green light, Chief.

[@Timshot100]

So all the police misconduct vids are less than 1 percent 😮😮ok

[@3sotErik]

Well there are 84,600 seconds in a day, so the 8 seconds he punches you for asking questions is 0.0001%

[@Timshot100]

@@3sotErik like I said less than 1 percent

[@Timshot100]

@@3sotErik I support Police but we also need Civilian Oversight Committees who make the final decisions

[@Timshot100]

Police can do internal investigations but a Civil Commission makes the final determination after all we are the Bosses of Police and Politicians we have forgotten this

[@3sotErik]

@@Timshot100 I like what Detective Matt Thornton says. If most cops are good, why aren't they calling out the bad ones?
Why is he the only cop calling out all the crap? Why aren't there 100 or 1,000 other cops on RUclips calling it out?

[@OfficerDominickIzzo]

Not good enough. This is a poor outlook, and gives "permission" to officers making mistakes with people's lives. Officers are RARELY held accountable. Standards must be elevated.

[@heyletsplaythis]

Absolutely. I pray for all of our good police officers because they have one of the toughest jobs in the world right now.
trying to police a population that thinks they can break the law with impunity thanks to the politics.

[@3sotErik]

But the police are the ones breaking laws with the most impunity. With very little effort you can find endless examples of cops covering for the rest of The Blue Line Gang. A police chief was just sentenced to 10 days in jail for continued theft of drugs from their evidence locker. Does only 10 days sound right to you?