Council recognizes Chief of Police
Ontario Chief of Police, Jim Doyle, who is set to retire next month was recognized by the City Council with two standing ovations.
From the Orange Hotel to Point Cafe, those were just some of the place that made policing interesting in Ontario, Doyle said.
Dolye said during his tenure he experienced a lot of highs and lows from working races at the former Ontario Motor Speedway to the day in 1975 when a fellow police officer was shot and killed.
But there was never a day that he regretted filling out the application form as a police cadet, he said.
"This has been an outstanding career for me and profession," Doyle said. "I've always enjoyed working here."
Doyle, who was standing next to his wife thanked everyone for their support.
City Manager Greg Devereaux said Doyle began working with the department when he was just 18 years old and quickly rose through the ranks.
His cadet supervisor even predicted that Doyle would one day become chief of Police, he said.
"Jim has been a true pleasure to work with, he's done so much for our force," Devereaux said.
Mayor Paul Leon congratulated Doyle on a good job but said said he will always remember the day when the chief of police came out in a Lone Ranger costume complete with a horse on a stick.
That is something "that can not be topped," he said.
Doyle is set to retire on July 4.
The date of his retirement symbolized the beginning and end of his career, who first began working with the police department as a cadet on July 6, 1973.
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