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VICTOR FOX, CHIEF OF POLICE

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. 

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 1000 law enforcement officers.

Chief Fox’s other duties include management of the Backgrounds and Recruiting Unit, which has played a critical role in recent years to find outstanding candidates to fill staffing voids. He also oversaw the Sheriff’s Office Honor Guard, a unit who represents the Sheriff’s Office in numerous events including, but not limited to funeral details for fallen officers, funeral details for retired members, community events, and graduation ceremonies.  

Chief Fox was a member of the ACSO Special Response Unit (SRU) for 17 years, recently retiring from the unit as a Tactical Commander. In this position he was responsible for oversight of high-risk tactical operations throughout Alameda County and oversaw the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office Crisis Intervention Unit (CIU). 

Chief Fox has a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)  and is a graduate of the prestigious FBI National Academy. He was recently accepted into the School of Continuing and Professional Studies at the University of Virginia where he is pursuing a Masters Degree in Public Safety. 

Chief Fox is a member of the Chabot College Administration of Justice Advisory Board and is a Chabot College instructor where he has taught the Basic Academy in the areas of Leadership and Ethics, Principled Policing, Firearms, ABC Law, Chemical Agents, Less Lethal Munitions, and Emergency Vehicle Operations. 

Chief Fox is proud to have served the citizens of Alameda County and is honored to once again serve the residents of the City of Dublin as Chief of Police.