Updates from Peterborough Chief of Police Stuart Betts

Stu Betts started his policing career at 28 years of age, working for the York Regional Police Service. He spent the next 22 ½ years working in various capacities with the Regional Police service touching on virtually all aspects of policing including: Operations, Investigations, Support, Administration and Executive Services. In July 2019, he finished his time with York as Superintendent of policing in the City of Vaughan. 

In July 2019, Stu moved to the City of London where he assumed the rank and role of Deputy Chief of Police, first overseeing the Administration of the Service, before moving over to assume responsibility for police operations. 

In January 2023, Stu made his final move and assumed the position of Chief of Police for the Peterborough Police Service. 

Chief Betts, is a trained Critical Incident Commander and Public Order Unit Commander and has successfully completed the Senior Management Institute for Police with the Police Executive Research Forum at the University of Boston as well as the Police Leadership Program at the Rotman School of Executive Management at the University of Toronto. 

He possesses a Bachelor of Arts Degree from York University, a Master of Business Administration Degree, focused on Innovation Leadership, from the University of Fredericton, and is pursuing a second Master Degree of Law, at Osgoode Hall Law School, in Alternative Dispute Resolution. 

In addition, he is a certified Canadian Risk Manager and certified Change Management Practitioner and is the immediate past co-chair of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police, Police Information and Statistics Committee, in addition to being the police liaison to the federal, provincial and territorial justice ministers. 

Chief Betts lives in Peterborough County and is married and he and his wife have one son, whom he says got all the brains in the family! 

This is an in person meeting but will also be available via Zoom at:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82832051360?pwd=LzRYcGZsTjYrUk5BYTd1WHYySWpKdz09