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The city of Dublin has selected Victor Fox, a commander for the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office, as the new chief of Dublin Police Services, a day after city officials announced that police chief Nathan “Nate” Schmidt was retiring.
Schmidt left his post on Tuesday — the same day the city announced his departure — after having been on the job since March 19, 2023.
“I am proud to have served the citizens of Alameda County and I am honored to once again serve the residents of the city of Dublin as your new chief of police,” Fox said in a press release on Wednesday (Oct. 16).
New City Manager Colleen Tribby appointed Fox to take over the position starting Oct. 30. Until then, Dublin Police Services Capt. Miguel Campos will act as the temporary leader of the department. The city contracts with the sheriff’s office for police services, but Dublin’s city manager gets final confirmation of the county candidates for police chief.
“I am pleased that Commander Fox will take the reins as police chief of Dublin Police Services,” Tribby said in the press release. “His previous experience working at Dublin Police Services will enable him to step in and hit the ground running in order to lead the department and serve the people of Dublin.”
Dublin has been contracting the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office to manage the Dublin Police Services ever since the city’s incorporation in 1982.
Fox has had a long history with the sheriff’s office — over 22 years, according to the city.
He worked at the Eden Township Substation as a patrol deputy and spent over four years assigned to the community-oriented policing and problem-solving unit before being promoted to sergeant. At the Eden Township Substation, he worked closely with the community to “identify and develop solutions to crime and quality of life issues impacting citizens in our jurisdiction,” according to the city.
As sergeant, Fox worked as a shift supervisor at the Santa Rita Jail, the Glenn E. Dyer Detention Facility and the Eden Township Substation. He was later promoted to lieutenant and was assigned as a watch commander at the Santa Rita Jail and Dublin Police Services, where he oversaw the operations division, administration, the investigations unit, and served as the public information officer.
As lieutenant, he worked on several projects including the first phase implementation of automated license plate recognition and situational awareness cameras throughout Dublin.
Fox was then promoted to captain in 2019 before he was assigned to the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office Regional Training Center in April 2020 where he served as the training manager and academy director for the agency and oversaw the education and graduation of nearly 1,000 law enforcement officers, according to the city.
He was also in charge of managing the backgrounds and recruiting unit, where the city said he played a critical role over the last few years in finding candidates to fill vacant positions, and overseeing the sheriff’s office honor guard.
According to the city, the honor guard is a unit that represents the sheriff’s office in events such as funerals for fallen or retired officers, community events and graduation ceremonies.
Additionally, Fox was a member of the sheriff’s office special response unit for 17 years before retiring from the unit as a tactical commander. There, he was responsible for overseeing high-risk tactical operations throughout the county and overseeing the sheriff’s office crisis intervention unit.
Fox has a bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Los Angeles and is a graduate of the FBI’s National Academy. He is currently pursuing a master’s degree in public safety from the School of Continuing and Professional Studies at the University of Virginia.
He also serves on the Chabot College Administration of Justice Advisory Board and teaches police basic academy at the college as well.
Clarification: The city of Dublin originally reported an earlier date for Victor Fox’s first day on the job as police chief, but later clarified that Fox would actually begin work on Oct. 30. Embarcadero Media Foundation regrets the confusion.
