Commander Eric R. Mills

Commander Eric Mills is a fourth generation Californian. He has lived in Pasadena since 1964, attending Pasadena public schools. Commander Mills graduated from POST in 2008. His career spans 33+ years with the Pasadena Police Department.

Eric Mills has risen through the ranks, starting as a Police Cadet in 1976. As a Police Officer, he was involved as a Field Training Officer, and as a School Resource Officer, assigned to Marshall Fundamental High School. Eric Mills was promoted to an Agent and worked patrol as a burglary detective. He graduated from Gormac Polygraph School in Arcadia, adding to his technical skills. As a Sergeant, Eric helped to establish the Crime Analysis Unit, Worked in Community Relations during the development of the Villa Parke Community Policing Project, and supervised the Special Enforcement Section. Eric was promoted to Lieutenant in 2000. He was again assigned to the Special Enforcement Section. As a Lieutenant, Eric transferred to the Traffic Section where he wrote the “Ask the Traffic Cop” column for the Pasadena Star-News for almost three years. Afterwards, Eric was appointed to Technical Services Section where he became the Project Manager for the Computer Aided Dispatch and Records Management System.

Eric Mills is currently assigned as the Commander for the Strategic Services Division, which includes the Communication Section, Jail Section, Property Section, Records Section and the Technical Services Section. Commander Mills is a Board Member for the Pasadena Mental Health Center, and assists the Pasadena Unified School District as a Member with the Partners in Education Advisory Board, and as an active contributor to their Information Technology Work Group.

Commander Mills and his wife, Carol, have been married for twenty-eight years. They have three children; Ian, Seth and Shelby.