Q. What is your full name?
A. My name is Timothy Stehr.

Q. How old are you?
A. My age is 48.

Q. Where did you go to school?
A. I graduated from Monrovia High School.

Q. How many college degrees do you have?
A. I earned my B.A. Degree in Criminal Justice from California State University,
Los Angeles. I subsequently earned my MPA Degree in Public Administration
from California State University, Northridge. I have also attended the FBI
National Academy, Southwest Command College, and the Supervisory
Leadership Institute.

Q. Are you married?
A. I am married to Barbara and have two children, Cory,19, and Jessica, 17.

Q. What are some of your hobbies?
A. I enjoy running, basketball, golf, and traveling.

Q. Are you into sports? Who did you pick to win the Super Bowl? World
Series? NBA Finals?
A. I enjoy sports very much. I still play basketball and I like watching the game. I
follow college ball and I look forward to March Madness every year. I picked San
Antonio to win the NBA title this past year.

Q. Where do you live and why do you choose to live there?
A. I live just outside of Burbank. I lived in Burbank for many years and when my
children were young, we moved to a larger piece of property to allow the family
to have more room.

Q. Who or what inspired you to go into law enforcement?
A. I was interested in law enforcement at an early age. I became a police
explorer with the Monrovia Police Department when I was 15 years old. I
became a cadet there when I turned 18 and, when I turned 19, I became a
cadet with the Burbank Police Department. I have always been fascinated
with police work, and I wanted to become a full-time officer as soon as I was
old enough to do so.

Q. What jobs did you hold in the police department prior to being named
chief?
A. I became a patrol officer in 1999. I was chosen to be a training officer within
two years. A short time later, I became a Detective. As a Detective, I worked in
Personnel/Training, Fraud, Burglary, Narcotics, and Homicide. I later became
a Sergeant and again worked Patrol. I was one of the first supervisors
assigned to the SWAT team when it was formed and have remained a part of
this team throughout the rest of my career. I was later selected as one of the
supervisors in the Detective Bureau, where I worked Crimes Against Persons,
which included Robbery, Homicide, and Domestic Violence. I became a
Lieutenant in 2000 and went back to the Patrol Division. In 2001, I was asked to
manage the Persons Detail where I oversaw the Gang Detail, Juvenile Bureau,
and Crimes Against Persons from a different perspective. In 2003, I was
promoted to Captain and assigned to manage the Patrol Division which
included the Communications Center. I later transferred to the Special
Operations Division where I managed the Record Bureau, Traffic Division, and
the Animal Shelter. One year prior to becoming the Chief, I was promoted to the
position of Deputy Chief where I oversaw the day-to-day operations of the entire
department.

Q. What do you like and dislike about your job?
A. I have always loved being a police officer and have enjoyed the many
assignments I have had the opportunity to work. I have only been Chief a few
days, so it is difficult to analyze what I don't like about the job, however, I will say
that personnel issues many times seem to be the most difficult to deal with.

Q. Can you name a few responsibilities of your job?
A. The Chief of Police is responsible for everything that this department does. I
have a great staff that helps make sure the day-to-day operations are running
smoothly, so I can concentrate on other issues. These issues include the
community. It is important that I meet as many community members as
possible so they are confident with our department. A vision for our department
is also important. There are many issues on the horizon such as recruitment,
technology, and leadership development. These are areas that I need to
concentrate on so the department can continue to be efficient and effective.

Q. What part did you play in an emergency situation such as when Burbank
Police Officer Matthew Pavelka was shot?
A. The murder of Officer Matt Pavelka was the worst thing to happen during my
tenure at BPD. I will never forget that horrific scene when I responded there that
evening. I was in charge of the incident that night and later was put in charge of
the manhunt for David Garcia. I have never worked in a more intense
environment, and for the 13 days that followed the murder, I worked with
hundreds of law enforcement personnel from throughout the county. Our
neighboring departments, LAPD, Glendale, Pasadena, LASD, and the U.S.
Marshals played a huge role in the investigation and ultimate capture of Garcia.
It was truly an honor to lead such an impressive group of dedicated officers.
During the final moments before his capture, I was with the arrest team and it
was the most intense situation I have ever encountered. When Garcia was
finally taken into custody, there was a great sigh of relief, and only then could
many of these officers grieve over the death of Matt and the shooting of Greg
Campbell.

Q. If you could change one thing about the Burbank community, what would
it be?
A. The Burbank community is terrific. We have great support from our citizens
and our leaders. Of course, I would always like to have more officers to provide
even better service to the community, but I understand the city's financial
responsibility.

Q. What is the most important change you made to make the Burbank
community a better, safer place to live?
A. I helped implement a Directed Patrol Response system. This system allows
for members of the department to identify problem areas and allocate
resources to combat the problems. This program has worked well in Patrol
and has been initiated in the Traffic Division, as well. Many of these concerns
involve quality of life issues and the community will see that this will help to
make the city safer and a better place to live.

Q. What qualities do you think it takes to make a good local leader?
A. I think to be a good local leader you need to be visible and accessible. I will
strive to do both. It will need to be a partnership with the community. A good
example of working together with the community occurred during National
Night Out. I really enjoyed going from block party to block party meeting the
citizens and sharing ideas.

Q. Anything else you'd like us to know about you?
A. I am really looking forward to the challenges ahead. The Burbank Police
Department is a great organization, and we will strive to provide the best
possible police service to the citizens of Burbank.