Technical Services Division

Captain John Thorpe  

Contact:
Office Telephone: (972) 721-2535
E-mail: jthorpe@cityofirving.org

Professional Biography:

Captain John Thorpe began his career with the Irving Police Department in February 1980. In 1990, he went to work for the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms, but decided that police work was his calling and returned to the Irving Police Department in June of 1994. He has been assigned to the Patrol Division, Jail Section, and Vice/Narcotics Section, and the Criminal Investigation Division. John has served as a field training officer, field training sergeant, and field training coordinator. He was selected as the 2006 Supervisor of the Year. John was promoted to captain in June 2007. He has a Bachelors Degree from Dallas Baptist University and in 2006 completed the Management College presented by the Institute for Law Enforcement Administration.

The Technical Services Division consists of the Communications Section the Municipal Jail and the Property Room. The jail section processes all prisoners, fingerprints, photographs and intoxilizer tests. The Communication Section handles emergency 9-1-1 calls and non-emergency calls for assistance. Communication personnel take reports by phone, confirm warrants and protective orders, confirm and enter missing persons or runaways, confirm and enter stolen vehicles or other stolen property and a multitude of tasks supporting the many sections/divisions/units operating within the department.