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