About The Executive Command Team
Chief Eric Jolliffe, M.O.M., BA, CMM III
Born and raised in York Region, Chief Eric Jolliffe was sworn in as Chief on December 13, 2010. He began his career with the City of Edmonton Police Service in 1979. In 1981, Chief Jolliffe returned to York Region and joined York Regional Police. Over his 30 year career, Chief Jolliffe has served in a variety of functions including Uniform Patrol, Criminal Investigations, Planning Services, Project Management and Strategic Planning. In 1997, he was appointed Officer-in-Charge of #5 District in Markham where he was responsible for Field Operations, Criminal Investigations and Community Outreach. In December 1999, he was promoted to the rank of Superintendent. In October 2000, he was transferred to Support Services where he oversaw Tactical Support, Operational Support, Incident Response, Traffic and the Courts. On December 16, 2002, he was appointed to Deputy Chief of Operations responsible for District Operations, Investigative Services, Support Services and Community Services. In 2005, he assumed the role of Deputy Chief of Administration responsible for Information Services, Financial Services, Staff Services, Community Services and the Courts.
Chief Jolliffe holds a Bachelor of Arts Honours degree from York University. He is also a graduate of the Federal Bureau of Investigation National Academy and FBI LEED Program, United States Department of Justice in Quantico, Virginia, the University of Toronto’s Joseph L. Rotman School of Management Police Leadership Program, the Police Executive Research Forum Senior Management Institute for Police and most recently attended the Institute for Strategic International Studies. He is currently enrolled in the Master of Leadership Program at Royal Roads University. Chief Jolliffe has completed the Executive Development Course at the Canadian Police College, has completed the prerequisite courses to obtain a Diploma in Police Management Studies from the Canadian Police College/Ontario Police College and the University of Western Ontario. Chief Jolliffe also holds the designation of Certified Municipal Manager III with a Police Executive designation.
Chief Jolliffe has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Police Credit Union for the past 20 years and has served as past president. He is on the Board of Directors for St. Andrew’s College and the Herbert H. Carnegie Future Aces Foundation. He is active in the community and is proud of the partnerships he has developed with the various diverse communities in this Region. He has been a member of the Police Appreciation Dinner Committee for the past 18 years. He is the only Canadian police officer to have received the Arthur J. Barnett "Planner of the Year" Award in 1996 by the International Association of Law Enforcement Planners.
Chief Jolliffe has received the Police Exemplary Service Medal and 30 Year Bar and Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal for outstanding service to our citizens, community and country. In May of 2007, the Governor General of Canada presented the Member of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces medal to Chief Jolliffe, recognizing commitment to this country and to honour a career of exceptional service within policing in Canada.
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Deputy Chief Bruce Herridge, M.O.M., MBA, CMM III
Deputy Chief Bruce Herridge is in his 37th year of policing having served with the York Regional Police since 1982. Since joining the organization he has worked in front line policing, Planning and Research, Internal Audits, Information Services and Operations. He has had extensive experience in implementing automated systems, emergency communications and collaborative public safety response logistics. As the Deputy Chief in charge of the Operations Branch he oversees all police operations, Investigative and Support Services.
In May of 2007, at Rideau Hall in Ottawa, the Governor General of Canada presented the Member of Merit medal to Deputy Chief Herridge. This prestigious award recognizes conspicuous merit and exceptional service within policing in Canada.
Deputy Chief Herridge is a Vice-Chair of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police Organized Crime Committee. With the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (O.A.C.P.) he is a Vice President on the Board of Directors, the Vice-Chair of the Special Constables Committee and a member of the Networking Committee. He is also a member of the Advisory Boards for the Ontario Women in Law Enforcement, the Canadian Police Knowledge Network, the Ontario Police College - Leadership Advisory Committee and the Emergency Management Ontario Committee.
Deputy Chief Herridge holds a Masters Degree in Business Administration, a Bachelor of Arts Honours Degree (Criminology) and a Certificate in Law Enforcement Administration from the University of Toronto. He has recently completed an intensive course at the Senior Management Institute for Police in Boston and the F.B.I. Law Enforcement Executive Development Program. Deputy Chief Herridge coordinates the Police Leadership Program which is a joint venture of the O.A.C.P. and the Joseph L. Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto developed for senior police leaders.
Deputy Chief Herridge is also involved in the community. He is a past Chair of the Southlake Regional Health Centre Foundation as well as the University of Toronto, Faculty of Management Alumni Association. He is currently a member of the Southlake Regional Health Centre Board of Directors. He supports Special Olympics, Big Brothers and Big Sisters of York Region has been the Co-Chair of the Regional of York 2009 and 2010 United Way campaigns. In his spare time he participates in hockey, baseball, golf and recreational running with his wife when not coaching his daughters in soccer.
Deputy Chief Thomas Carrique, MA, CMM III
Deputy Chief Thomas Carrique has been a member of York Regional Police since 1990. Before being named Deputy Chief, he was the Officer-in-Charge of Staff Services, which includes Recruiting, Training, Professional Development and Human Resources..jpg)
Prior to being the Superintendent of Staff Services, he was a Special Investigation Unit Liaison Officer and the Officer-in-Charge of the Organized Crime Bureau, which included the Intelligence Unit, the Special Services Unit and the Drugs and Vice Enforcement Unit. As the Officer-in-Charge of the Organized Crime Bureau, Deputy Chief Carrique was a member of the Joint Management Teams for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Combined Forces Special Enforcement and Integrated National Security Enforcement units, the Ontario Provincial Police Organized Crime Section, the Asian Organized Crime Task Force and the Integrated Gun and Gang Task Force.
He was previously assigned to Uniform Patrol, Criminal Investigations, Investigative Services, Traffic, Marine, Public Order, and the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services - Criminal Intelligence Service Ontario.
The Deputy Chief earned a Certificate in Terrorism Studies from the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. He is a graduate of the National Policing Improvement Agency’s International Commanders’ Program in the United Kingdom and the United States Department of Justice Drug Unit Commanders’ Academy. He also holds a Masters Degree in Leadership and Training, with a specialty in Justice and Public Safety from Royal Roads University. He also received a Chartered Management designation from the Chartered Management Institute in the United Kingdom and has a Certified Municipal Manager Police Executive designation from the Ontario Municipal Management Institute and the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police.
A Gold Medalist at the Canadian Police Olympics, Deputy Chief Carrique is also a recipient of the Ontario Premier’s Award of Excellence for Fighting Crime and the Mothers Against Drunk Driving Terry Ryan Memorial Award for Excellence in Policing Services.
Deputy Chief Carrique championed the York Region Methamphetamine Strategy, which was awarded the 2007 Kaiser Foundation National Award of Excellence in Mental Health & Substance Abuse Programming, and he co-developed the York Region Community Guns, Gangs and Youth Violence Strategy, which received the prestigious International Association of Chiefs of Police Webber Seavy Award for Quality in Law Enforcement. Most recently, he was appointed to the Board of Governors at Seneca College.
