Daniel J. Oates
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Daniel J. Oates M.A. J.D. |
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Dan Oates
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| Born |
January 2, 1955 (age 62) Hackensack, New Jersey |
| Alma mater |
Bucknell University (B.A.) New York University (M.S.) New York Law School (J.D.) |
| Awards | Colorado Association of Chiefs of Police Ralph Smith Innovation Award |
| Police career | |
| Current status | Chief of police |
| Department | Miami Beach Police Department |
| Years of service |
New York PD: 1980–2001 Ann Arbor PD: 2001–2005 Aurora PD: 2005–2013 Miami Beach PD:2013– |
Daniel J. Oates (born January 2, 1955) is the police chief in Miami Beach. He was formerly the Police Chief of Aurora, Colorado He was also formerly the Chief of Police and Safety Services Administrator for the City of Ann Arbor, Michigan. Oates was appointed Chief of Police on August 20, 2001 after serving 21 years in the New York Police Department. In August 2002, Oates became Ann Arbor's first Safety Services Administrator. He is a charter member of the federal Criminal Intelligence Coordinating Council. While with the Aurora Police Department, he was responsible for the criminal investigation of a 2012 mass shooting at a local movie theater, which was one of the largest mass shootings in American history.
Oates was born in Hackensack, New Jersey. He lived in nearby Oradell, before moving with his family to Midland Park, New Jersey, where he attended grade school at Nativity School. When Oates was 14 years old, he reached the rank of Eagle Scout, the Boy Scouts of America's highest rank. He received the award from a Troop chartered to the Church of the Nativity in Midland Park. Oates is married and has two daughters aged 22–23 and 21–22.
Oates attended Saint Joseph Regional High School and graduated in 1973. He received his bachelor's degree at Bucknell University where he majored in English. At Bucknell, he was the newspaper and yearbook editor. He went on to receive a master's degree from New York University and received his Juris Doctorate in 1986 from New York Law School. Oates is licensed to practice law in Colorado, New York, and New Jersey.
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