After nearly 41 years in law enforcement and almost 11 as the leader of the Â鶹ӳ»´«Ã½ Police Department, Chief Richard Beary announced that he will retire effective June 30, 2018. Below is the message he shared with Â鶹ӳ»´«Ã½PD officers and staff members.<\/p>\n
After much thought and deliberation, I have decided to retire from law enforcement on June 30, 2018.<\/em><\/p>\n I am proud to have served 41 years as a law enforcement officer and 11 years as Chief of Police for the Â鶹ӳ»´«Ã½. I depart as the most tenured law enforcement executive in Central Florida, with over 25 years as chief.<\/em><\/p>\n My career has exceeded what I ever imagined when I put on a badge and gun as an 18 year-old patrol officer. I have been privileged to work side by side with incredibly dedicated and courageous men and women committed to their communities and this nation.<\/em><\/p>\n I have presented at the most prestigious law enforcement training programs in the world. I have survived numerous life threatening encounters and investigated far too many senseless acts of inhumanity. I have also witnessed countless acts of compassion by people from every walk of life to help those in need.<\/em><\/p>\n While serving as President of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, I had the privilege to represent law enforcement officers before global leaders, members of Congress and the President of the United States.<\/em><\/p>\n My late father, Winter Park Police Chief Raymond E. Beary always stressed to his fellow chiefs: “Train the next generation of leaders – then step aside and give them the opportunity to step up and excel.”<\/em><\/p>\n Now it’s my turn to heed his advice.<\/em><\/p>\n I want to thank each of you for your support and encouragement during my service at Â鶹ӳ»´«Ã½. I am proud of the team we have assembled to handle the multiple situations that arise at a metropolitan university like Â鶹ӳ»´«Ã½. We provide outstanding services to the university community because of our individual and group commitment to excellence.<\/em><\/p>\n The selection process for my position will begin early next year.<\/em><\/p>\n Best wishes and happy holidays from my family to yours!<\/em><\/p>\n – Chief Richard Beary<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"After nearly 41 years in law enforcement and almost 11 as the leader of the Â鶹ӳ»´«Ã½ Police Department, Chief Richard Beary announced that he will retire effective June 30, 2018. Below is the message he shared with Â鶹ӳ»´«Ã½PD officers and staff members. After much thought and deliberation, I have decided to retire from law enforcement on June 30, 2018. I…","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":62377,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"template-twocol.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"lazy_load_responsive_images_disabled":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":"","_wp_rev_ctl_limit":""},"categories":[5,6,27],"tags":[15761,3978,4114,4911,4936],"tu_author":[],"class_list":["post-79842","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-colleges","category-community","category-student-life","tag-pegasus-briefs","tag-richard-beary","tag-safety","tag-ucf-police-department","tag-ucfpd"],"yoast_head":"\n