Christopher O. Vicino
Interim Chief of Police

 Interim Chief Christopher O. Vicino was born in Los Angeles and grew up in the San Gabriel Valley. He attended Claremont Men’s College, earning a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics and Political Science. He graduated from the POST Command College in November 2002 and was the recipient of the Hank E. Koehn award as the most inspirational student of his class. In 2004, he received a scholarship from the Department of Homeland Security to attend the Naval Postgraduate School, graduating in March of 2006 with a Master of Arts degree in Homeland Security and Defense. He is 47 years old and a 24-year veteran of law enforcement.

Chief Vicino has spent his entire career with the Pasadena Police Department, working his way up the ranks in a variety of assignments. In 2008, he was the Acting Chief of Police for approximately 10 months. As the deputy chief, he is charged with managing all aspects of the police department’s operations.

In 2000, Chief Vicino received the Chief’s Award for Excellence for his oversight of the 1999 California Police Summer Games.

Chief Vicino has been an adjunct professor at Pasadena City College since 1999 and he is currently a board member of the Pasadena Optimist Club. He is a member of the California Police Chief’s Association, Police Executive Research Forum, and International Association of Chief’s of Police. He represents the City of Pasadena on the Governance Board of the Interagency Communications Interoperability System (ICIS), a regional radio project. He served Villa Esperanza Services, a Pasadena based non-profit organization for the developmentally disabled, as an executive board member from 1999 to 2006.

Chief Vicino and his wife, Carla, have been married for 23 years. They have two children, Danielle and Dominic.