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CHIEF KIM C. DINE

Kim C. Dine, Chief of Police of the Frederick, Maryland Police Department is beginning his fourth decade of policing. Chief Dine retired as an Assistant Chief from the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) in Washington, DC, where he started in 1975 and rose through the ranks from patrol officer to assistant chief. During his tenure, he had various assignments as a patrol officer, sergeant, lieutenant, captain, and inspector, and commander (Deputy Chief) and Assistant Chief.

During his three year tenure as First District Commander, a command of approximately 400 personnel serving downtown Washington, DC, including Capitol Hill, the Southwest Waterfront, and a variety of neighborhoods in parts of all quadrants of the city, from public housing to the White House, homicides declined 60% and community policing flourished. His last assignment as an Assistant Chief included command over Internal Affairs, the Force Investigation Teams, the Disciplinary Review Division, the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity, and management and supervision of the Memorandum of Agreement MPD has with the Department of Justice which created groundbreaking reforms in the agency as a result of Chief Charles Ramsey's and the Metropolitan Police Department's initiation of this historical agreement. Dine has extensive experience in areas of community policing, juvenile issues and prevention, internal investigations and ethical issues in policing, and patrol. This experience and the team of outstanding officials, as well as sworn and civilian personnel in the Frederick Police Department, has allowed the agency to build a new strategy of community policing and raise the bar of respect, responsiveness, and results and service to our community to new heights.

Dine took over as Frederick Chief of Police in 2002. Since then, the outstanding women and men of the FPD have accomplished much, including but not limited to:

· Reduced Part I crime 6 out of the last 8 years, in spite of a growing population

· In 2003, gained national accreditation for the first time in the Department’s history, from the Commission on Accreditation in Law Enforcement (CALEA); gaining re-accreditation in 2006, and again in 2009-along with Flagship Agency Status designated by CALEA

· Through three different administrations, worked with the Mayor and Aldermen, instituted a city-wide community policing strategy meeting with communities across the City on a monthly basis, in addition to the initiation or creation of a variety of other programs, such as the Gang Resistance Education and Training Program (G.R.E.A.T), Know Five in Frederick-recognized by the Governor’s Office of Crime Control and Prevention, and working with the States Attorney from Frederick County, the United States Attorney from Baltimore, MD, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, helped bring Project EXILE to Frederick to maximize jail time for felons carrying guns

· Produced an anti-gang strategy effective in combating gangs and which has facilitated acquiring anti-gang grants due to this well-articulated strategy

· Built trust and communication with our minority communities, including the signing of an historic MOU with the Frederick County (MD) Branch of the NAACP

· Reorganized the agency to maximize resources and accountability; enhanced evidence tracking, internal investigations, minority recruiting, cold case homicide investigations, and made our accessibility to and communication with our residents a top priority and as such, at an all time high

· Acquired nationally recognized training for our Crime Scene Unit from the National Forensics Academy in Knoxville, Tennessee-sending the first ever graduate of this program from the State of Maryland

· Created an False Alarm Reduction Program, placed open warrants on our newly revamped website, completed a Space Needs Allocation Study for a new Police Headquarters,

· Created a ListServe for all residents to sign up and receive crime information and press releases and acquired NIXLE for citizen notification

· Created a Mental Health Task Force to build partnerships with mental health professional and improve our service to those suffering from a mental health crisis

· Instituted a first time ever internship with the Maryland School for the Deaf, creating a lasting partnership resulting in continued in-service training for our officers to enhance our ability to serve our Deaf community

· Worked with the City to initiate a camera protection program in City Parking decks to combat crime, graffiti, drugs, and terrorism

· Working in partnership with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, created an MOU to have the FBI located at our FPD Training Academy and help rebuild our outdoor firing range

· Upgraded technology across the agency to maximize efficiency; and added in car computers as well as equipment for our Special Response Team, including the acquisition of a new CBRNE Vehicle

· Initiated a Red Light Photo Enforcement Program and currently working on implementation of a speed camera enforcement program

· Produced the first ever Strategic Plan for the Agency

Chief Dine holds a BA from Washington College in Chestertown, MD and an MS from American University in Washington, DC. Dine's graduate study at American University included study abroad at the University of London Imperial College of Science and Technology Institute on Drugs, Crime, and Justice in England. Chief Dine is a graduate of the FBI National Academy and is a member of a number of organizations, to include the Police Executive Research Forum, the International Association of Chiefs of Police, and the Maryland Chiefs of Police Association. Dine is a sports enthusiast and wrestled throughout his high school and collegiate career, assuming duties as co-captain of the team and assistant coach his senior year. He is married to a former NASA scientist and now stay-at-home mom with their daughters.