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505 W Chapel Hill St
Durham, NC 27701
(919) 560-4427
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Police Chief Jose Lopez Sr.
A Message from Police Chief Jose Lopez Sr.
Welcome to the Durham (N.C.) Police Department's website!
I am very honored and humbled to be selected as Durham's police chief. My wife and I are looking forward to becoming a permanent part of this vibrant and diverse community.
The Durham Police Department is committed to the community policing philosophy. I believe in working in collaboration with residents to reduce crime and enhance the quality of life in our city. As a community, it is important for us to work together to reduce the root causes of crime such as poverty, substance abuse, lack of education and joblessness.
My department will work hard to build a strong trust with the community. We have a professional organization filled with officers who truly care about their jobs and their community, and we will be held accountable for what we do. Our officers are proud of their police department and the community they serve.
We want to work with our residents so that they can feel safe in their homes and communities and to maintain confidence in our police force.
Chief Lopez's History
Chief Lopez, 53, was officially sworn in as Durham's police chief on Sept. 4, 2007.
Chief Lopez was born in Brooklyn, New York. He joined the Hartford, Ct., Police Department in 1983 and recently retired as assistant chief. He had served as chief of detectives and chief of patrol.
Chief Lopez served in the U.S. Air Force as a law enforcement specialist and was honorably discharged in 1980. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in criminal justice with a minor in police science from John Jay College of Criminal Justice. He is a graduate of the FBI National Academy and the Senior Management Institute for Police at Boston University.
He has been married to retired Hartford Police Officer Rebecca Lopez for 32 years and they have two grown children. The Lopezes were sworn in by Hartford police on the same day in 1983. Chief Lopez is fluent in Spanish.
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The Durham Police
Department is an
Internationally Accredited
Law Enforcement Agency.
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