DUBLIN CITY MANAGER APPOINTS VICTOR FOX AS NEW POLICE CHIEF
 
Dublin City Manager Colleen Tribby has appointed Commander Victor Fox of the Alameda County Sheriff's Office to head Dublin Police Services as the City's new Police Chief, effective October 16, 2024. Commander Fox replaces Police Chief Nathan Schmidt, who is retiring from law enforcement.
 
Chief 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. 
 
"I am proud to have served the citizens of Alameda County, and I am honored to once again serve the residents of the City of Dublin as your new Chief of Police," said Commander Fox.
 
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 1,000 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 which 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.  
 
He 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 Master's Degree in Public Safety.  
 
He is also 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 your new
Chief of Police.  
 
"I am pleased that Commander Fox will take the reins as Police Chief of Dublin Police Services," said Ms. Tribby.  "His previous experience working at Dublin Police Services will enable him to step in and hit the ground running in order to lead the department and serve the people of Dublin."
 
Since its incorporation in 1982, the City of Dublin has contracted with the Alameda County Sheriff's Office to manage Dublin Police Services.