Decatur Police Department Administration

Chief of Police James Anderson

• Life long Decatur resident
• Graduate of Southern Illinois University - Carbondale
• Began service with the Decatur PD 1/5/1981
• FBI Academy graduate
• Appointed Chief of Police on 5/1/2006

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Deputy Chief of Administrative Operations - Ed Smith

• Life long Decatur resident
• Attended Western Illinois University and graduated from University of Illinois – Springfield
• Began service with the Decatur Police Department on December 30,1987
• A graduate of the FBI National Academy

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Deputy Chief of Investigations - Todd Walker

• A graduate of Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois
• Began service with the Decatur Police Department on June 26, 1986
• A graduate of the FBI National Academy
• Commander of the Emergency Response Team

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Deputy Chief of Patrol - James Chervinko

• A graduate of Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois
• Began service with the Decatur Police Department on January 2, 1985
• A graduate of Northwestern University’s School of Police Staff and Command
• A graduate of the FBI National Academy

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