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Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer ority, Mayor Dyer has oversee the day-to-day opappointed John Mina, erations of the department a 23-year OPD veteran and serve as chief counsel to succeed Rooney and to the Mayor in matters of serve Orlando as the public safety. 38th Police Chief. “Over the last three During his 23-year tenure years, under Chief with the Orlando Police DeRooney’s leadership partment, Mina has worked our City has continued in a variety of divisions, into see reductions in vi- cluding the West Patrol Diolent crime year after vision, the Criminal Inyear,” said Mayor Dyer. vestigations Division, the Community Policing Divi“Chief Rooney sion, the Training Unit and Chief Paul Rooney launched new domestic vi- the Drug Enforcement Diolence initiatives, enhanced vision. Today, Orlando Mayor Budoutreach and support to dy Dyer announced the rethe elderly, initiated a body He has also served as the Divitirement of Orlando Police camera study, placed a new sion Commander for both the North Patrol Division and the Chief Paul Rooney after emphasis on officer safety Criminal Investigations Divinearly 28 years of service and training and made suc- sion and served as Staff Directo the citizens of Orlando. cession planning a priority.” Committed to ensuring pubAs the newly appointed Polic safety remains a top prilice Chief, John Mina, 45, will tor for the Chief of Police under former Chief Val Demings