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Biography of the Calimesa Chief of Police

Chris Davis was promoted to Captain in January 2006 and since that time has served as the Commander of the Special Enforcement Bureau, Southwest Detention Center and presently the Cabazon Station.

The Cabazon Station covers approximately 500 square miles of unincorporated area through the San Gorgonio Pass, as well as provides contract law enforcement services for the City of Calimesa and the Morongo Indian Reservation. Captain Davis serves as the coordinator for the Sheriff’s Department K-9 Bureau and oversees the training and equipment needs for 21 canine teams.

Captain Davis has had a very diverse law enforcement career starting in 1976 as a police dispatcher, in 1978 he became a reserve police officer and 1981 he was hired as a full-time police officer. In 1986 Captain Davis relocated his family to Riverside County and transferred to the Sheriff’s Department where he was assigned to the Lake Elsinore Station.

Captain Davis worked at the Lake Elsinore Station as a deputy, sergeant and lieutenant. Much of his career was in special assignments to include K9 handler, Motor Officer, S.W.A.T. and Narcotics, in addition to Patrol and Corrections assignments. While assigned as a lieutenant in the Special Investigations Bureau he was charged with overseeing the multi-agency, Regional Methamphetamine Task Force (RMTF) and Inland Narcotics Clearing House (INCH). During that time Captain Davis attended the D.E.A., Drug Unit Commanders Academy in Quantico Virginia .

In 2006 Captain Davis was recognized for his community service for developing an extensive volunteer program called the Riverside Emergency Animal Rescue System (R.E.A.R.S.). This program was developed immediately after the 2003 Mountain Fire, to assist with the organized evacuation of livestock and domestic animals during fires and other disasters. The program has since been adopted and operated by Riverside County Animal Control.