Lee DeVore

Lee DeVore was hired by the Fullerton Police Department as a police officer in October of 1963. During his tenure for 30-plus years, Lee worked in all areas of the Department, but most of his career was spent in the Detective Division as an investigator, a supervisor, Detective Lieutenant, then the captain of the division. During his career at Fullerton, the author was instrumental, along with others, in writing and administering a program known as “Operation Cleanup,” which launched “community based” rather than “incident-driven” policing. This program was active in Fullerton for many years. It was recognized by the State of California and honored as the Community Policing Program of the year in the 1990s. Lee wrote several articles for law enforcement magazines and publications on this program and other police-related subjects. Lee DeVore is a graduate of the California State University in Long Beach with a Bachelor’s degree in public administration and has a Master of Arts degree from Redlands University in Redlands, California.

Lee retired from the Fullerton Police Department in December of 1994 and accepted a position as the Chief of Police with the Police Department in Twin Falls, Idaho in August of 1995. Lee spent the next 10 years as the Chief of Police in Twin Falls, and retired in August of 2005. During his tenure in Twin Falls, Lee was the President of the Idaho Chiefs of Police Association, the Chairman of the Idaho Peace Officers Standards and Training Commission, and an Executive Council member for the Western Regional Institute for Community Oriented Public Safety out of Washington state.

Lee and his wife Barbara live in Twin Falls, Idaho and enjoy spending time with their children, grandchildren, and five great grandchildren, and being active in their community.