Current Deputy Police Chief John Pare will take over as chief of police this May.
Pare was appointed deputy chief in 2012.
He is a 26-year veteran for the London Police Service. Pare first started policing in 1987 in LaSalle.
Chief-Designate Pare is a member of the Ontario Association of Chief of Police Justice Committee and is Chair of the OACP mental Health Working Group.
Pare graduated from Dalhouise University Police Leadership - Administration program and the FBI National Academy. He has received numerous awards, including the Child Find Ontario - Outstanding Efforts on Behalf of Missing Children Award, the Police Exemplary Service Medal and the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal.
He will take over for current Chief Brand Duncan on May 2.
Duncan is retiring after a 36-year-long policing career.
-with files from Lisa Brandt
