Help support local journalism with a Courier-Post subscription. Police Executive Research Forum Executive Director Chuck Wexler praised the chief's work in a statement. At the age of 36, Thomson was the youngest police chief in the history of Camden. CAMDEN- Camden County Police Chief J. Scott Thomson joked that even his two sons, ages 12 and 16, don't recognize him out of uniform. All Rights Reserved. The police station took on the new identity Tuesday during a ceremony attended by dozens of law enforcement officers, elected officials and business leaders. Nationally Lauded Leader Behind Camden’s Dramatic Drop in Crime, Helped Set New Paradigm for Police-Community Relationship. CAMDEN - The Camden County Police Department has named its administration building in honor of its former chief J. Scott Thomson. No one is more responsible for the city’s improvements and enhancements than Scott.”. County officers were expected to build ties with the community — hosting basketball games, movie nights and carnivals, for instance. “Through true leadership and vision Scott Thomson has shown what can be done in a city that was the most violent in America,” Wexler said. Breaking news and the stories that matter to your neighborhood. Woman Staked Out 2 Trenton Boys Before a Man Shot Them Both, Police Say, Pennsylvania Sets Single-Day Record for New Coronavirus Cases, Copyright © 2020 NBCUniversal Media, LLC. Scott’s success was constructed through his laser like focus on building trust, engaging the community and having a real dialogue with residents. 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Sullivan, a tour of the city. “Scott was the right choice at the right time because he had a vision, the ability to execute, and the accountability that was needed to transform policing in the city,” Milgram said. As chief of the county department, Thomson focused on community policing and said his officers were to serve as "guardians." The Camden County Police Department's long-serving police chief will be retiring at the end of August, the county announced Friday. Assistant Chief Joseph Wysocki will assume command of the department upon Thomson’s retirement. “Everyone who lives in, works in, or cares about the city of Camden owes Chief Thomson their thanks and deep gratitude,” Cappelli said. "It's an insult to the community, a slap in the face," said Kelly Francis, a community activist who opposed the county department's formation. In 1999, he was named the Camden County Narcotic Detective of the Year and spent nearly a decade working on the HIDTA federal narcotic task force with the FBI and DEA targeting the most violent drug gang organizations in the city. He proved that Camden could be a different place and didn't have to be a violent city.". He "changed the culture of law enforcement in Camden" and was named in the President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing on several occasions, county spokesman Dan Keashen said. 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Camden County Police Chief Scott Thomson didn’t understand when his mentor, former Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey, told him that it would be clear when it was time to leave the force. "Today, Camden is a different place than it was 10 years ago," Wexler said. As police departments in this country are coming under closer scrutiny, in Camden, a law enforcement model is proving that reform is possible. That was when Camden was experiencing homicides at a higher rate than Honduras, then known as the murder capital of the world. Committed to officer accountability and community policing, Thomson changed the culture of law enforcement in Camden and is cited several times in the President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing which President Barack Obama officially released during his visit to the city in 2015. "The … He is one of the brightest young police professionals in the business not just locally, but nationally,” Ramsey said. “I’m blessed to be part of his life and I’m blessed to have him engaged with our board and the children of Camden City.”. The Freeholder Board and Governor Chris Christie swore Thomson in as the Camden County Police Department Chief on May 1, 2013 and crime rates in Camden have fallen every year since. Assistant Chief Joseph Wysocki will replace Thomson.

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