Coconino News

Peoria, AZ Following a very thorough months-long recruitment process, a three-day interview process, and required background check, City Manager Henry Darwin selected Thomas Intrieri to serve as the next Police Chief for the city of Peoria. The Peoria City Council confirmed the selection at their Regular Meeting Tuesday night.

Thomas (Thom) has served the Mesa Police Department for 28 years. His current role is as the Red Mountain Division Commander, which is comprised of approximately 40 square miles, serving 154,000 Mesa residents, with 146 police personnel.

“Public Safety is extremely important to our residents, and our City Council, I am very pleased that we will continue to keep Peoria a safe community and innovate in the area of policing under the watch of Thom Intrieri,” said Peoria Mayor Jason Beck. 

City Manager Henry Darwin added, “Thom has the vision, experience and passion to serve our exceptional men and women of the Peoria Police Department very well as Chief.”

“I am honored to join the city of Peoria Police Department as chief,” said Chief Intrieri. “Peoria is a wonderful community, with an incredible team of police officers doing an exceptional job of engaging with residents and maintaining a safe community. I can’t wait to join them.”

Thom has had a rewarding career in each of his assignments. He has worked as a Commander for Patrol Operations at three different divisions (Red Mountain, Superstition, Fiesta). As the Special Operations Division Commander, he supported a fully complemented Tier 1 Tactical Team for the City of Mesa, while working with five federal law enforcement agencies to address violent offenders and organized crime in the East Valley. As the Criminal Investigations Commander, he was the Director of the Mesa Family Advocacy Center while supporting the investigative processes of the Special Victims Units, the Victims Advocacy Unit, the Homicide Unit, Fraud Investigations, and the Human Trafficking task force. Prior to his current assignment, Thom served as the Academy Director for the Mesa Police Academy, which serves the Cities of Mesa, Chandler, Scottsdale, and Tempe.

Thom has been married to his wife, Rochelle, for 25 years, and they have three adult children. Thom has been actively involved in his community over the years in a variety of capacities. Most notably, he served as the president of a non-profit youth soccer organization that served 6,000 youth each year, from 2008 until September 2022. Thom earned a master’s degree in organizational leadership from Northern Arizona University and a Bachelor of Science in finance/accounting from Hofstra University (New York).

Thom replaces Peoria Police Chief Art Miller, who announced his plans to retire earlier this year.

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