Click on the names below to read a biography of our Command Staff members.
After graduation from the police academy, Miles was assigned to Patrol. In 1990, he was promoted to the rank of Corporal and was subsequently assigned to the Detective Bureau, where he worked a variety of different assignments, including, burglary, robbery, gang investigations and homicide. In 1995, Miles was assigned to the Gang Enforcement Detail, which entailed working street level gang enforcement as well as conducting investigations into gang related crimes of violence. In 1996, Miles was promoted to the rank of Sergeant and was assigned to Patrol as a Field Supervisor. In 1998, he was assigned to supervise the newly formed Problem Oriented Policing Unit. Miles also served as Team Leader on the S.W.A.T. Team for two years. In 2004, Miles was assigned to supervise the Technical Services Unit and was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in 2005. He served as the Patrol Watch Commander until January of 2007, when he was assigned to oversee the Professional Standards and Background Units. Miles was promoted to the rank of Captain in 2007 and was assigned to manage the Operations Division. In January 2009, Miles was assigned to manage the Support Services Division. In November 2009, Miles was appointed as the Chief of Police. Miles has been married to his wife Sally for 22 years and has two sons. His oldest son, Wesley, is in the Air Force and his younger son, Robert, is an infantry soldier in the Army. |
Captain Comstock has served as a Police Officer, Field Training Officer, Patrol Supervisor, Detective Bureau Supervisor, and was a member of the Crisis Negotiations Team. She has also worked as a Detective in the Criminal Investigations Bureau and in the Background Investigation Unit assisting with the recruitment and selection of all police department employees. Captain Comstock has served as a Team Leader and as the Commander of the department’s Mobile Field Force Team. She was also assigned to the Professional Standards Unit where she conducted internal investigations and supervised the operations of the Evidence Unit. Captain Comstock was raised in Chino. She attended Doris Dickson Elementary, Ramona Junior High, and is a graduate from Don Antonio Lugo High School. Karen has a bachelor’s degree in Business Management from the University of Phoenix and holds a master’s degree in Organizational Management. Captain Comstock is also a graduate of the Sherman Block Supervisory Leadership Institute, Class #148. Karen was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in January of 2007 and promoted to the rank of Captain in November of 2009. She enjoys spending time with her family, playing tennis, surfing, and jogging.
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He was promoted to the rank of Corporal in 1994 and over the next several years worked various assignments including Patrol, Traffic Investigations, Detective and the Background Unit. Jeff became a Sergeant in 2001 and was a Patrol Supervisor and Watch Commander. He also supervised the Criminal Investigations Bureau and the Training and Backgrounds Unit. He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in January 2008 and assumed responsibility for several areas of the department. He currently oversees the Administrative Services Bureau which includes the Department’s records functions, vehicle fleet, personnel training, technology programs and facility projects. Jeff is a 2005 graduate of the Sherman Block Supervisory Leadership Institute, Class #188. He has been a member of the Department’s Crisis Negotiations Team for over 15 years and recently assumed command duties for the team’s operation. He also supervises the Mounted Enforcement Team and the Chino Police Mounted Posse. |
In 1988, Matt was chosen to be a Field Training Officer. Later that year, Matt was assigned to the Chino / Montclair Vice Narcotics task force. After working as a Vice Narcotics investigator for 3 years, Matt was assigned to the Department of Justice I.N.C.A. task force in Riverside where he worked as a Narcotics Investigator assigned to Major Narcotics Investigations. Matt was promoted to the rank of Corporal in 1994 and continued to work as a Narcotics Investigator until 1995 when he returned to Patrol. In 1996, Matt was selected to work the newly formed Chino Police Department Narcotics / Gang Team. Later in 1996, the W.E.S.T.N.E.T. Task Force was created and Matt was assigned as an original member. Matt returned to Patrol in 1997. In 1998, Matt was re-assigned to work the Problem Oriented Policing (P.O.P.) Unit where he worked until 2000. In 2000, the Chino Police Department Impact Team was developed and Matt was assigned as the unit supervisor working Special Problems and Gang Enforcement until 2005. Matt was promoted to Sergeant in 2005 and was reassigned to Patrol. In 2008, Matt was transferred to the Criminal Investigation Bureau where he worked as the Detective Bureau Supervisor. In July of 2008, Matt was promoted to Lieutenant. As a Lieutenant Matt has worked as the Patrol Watch Commander, Criminal Investigations Bureau Supervisor and as the Professional Standards Lieutenant. Matt is currently assigned as the Special Enforcement Team Lieutenant where he supervises Traffic Services, the Gang Unit, Narcotics, the Community Response Team and Cadets Matt’s other responsibilities include being the Department Terrorism Liaison Officer and the State Prison Liaison Officer. Matt is married to his wife Sheila and they have 4 children and 3 grandchildren. |
During his career, Wes has served in numerous assignments as a Field Training Officer, SWAT Team Operator, member of the Problem Oriented Policing Team, a Corporal and a Detective. As a Supervisor, Wes worked in Field Services, Backgrounds, and Professional Standards. Prior to starting at the Chino Police Department, Wes attended the California State University at Fullerton where he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice. He later returned to school, and, in 2001, he earned his Master of Arts Degree in Organizational Management from the University of Phoenix. Lieutenant Wes Simmons is currently assigned to the Professional Standards Unit. In addition, Wes is also privileged to be the administrator of the Department’s Volunteer Police Chaplaincy Program and a Leader on the Department’s Mobile Field Force Team. Wes thanks the City and Department leaders for allowing him to serve the community in this capacity. Wes is married to his beautiful wife of 13 years and they have two daughters. He has lived most of his life in the Inland Empire and is active in the community volunteering at his church as well as his daughters’ school. He enjoys spending time with his family, running, and riding his motorcycle. |
In August of 1994, Mike was promoted to the rank of Police Corporal, assigned to patrol and subsequently served seven years in the Detective Bureau; working Fraud, Child Abuse, Robbery and Homicide cases. Mike was promoted to the rank of Sergeant in April 2003 and assigned to patrol, working as a Field Supervisor and Watch Commander. In September 2006 he was transferred to the Criminal Investigations Unit, supervising detectives and special enforcement teams. Mike returned to the Patrol Division in March 2009 working as a dayshift supervisor, until his promotion to Lieutenant, July 10, 2009. He is currently assigned to patrol, as a Watch Commander. |
Chris was promoted to the rank of Corporal in 2002 and over the next several years worked Patrol and was a member of the Community Impact Team. He became a Sergeant in 2004 and over the next five years worked as a Patrol Supervisor and Traffic Services Supervisor. He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in December of 2009 and was assigned to Field Services. Chris is a 2009 graduate of the Sherman Block Supervisory Leadership Institute, Class #260.
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Captain Karen Comstock 
