John Timoney (police chief)

John F. Timoney
Born	(1948-07-02)July 2, 1948 Dublin, Ireland
Died	August 16, 2016(2016-08-16) (aged 68) Miami, Florida, U.S.
Police career
Years of service	Miami PD: 2003–2010 Philadelphia PD: 1998–2002 New York PD: 1967–1996
Rank	2003 - Chief of Police 1998 - Commissioner 1995 - First Deputy Commissioner 1994 - Chief of Department 1992 - Deputy Chief 1990 - Inspector 1988 - Deputy Inspector 1985 - Captain 1983 - Lieutenant 1980 - Sergeant 1969 - Police Officer 1967 - Police Trainee
Other work	Law enforcement and security consultant

John Francis Timoney (July 2, 1948 – August 16, 2016) was an American policeman and law enforcement executive. He served as Chief of the Miami Police Department from 2003-10. He was previously Commissioner of the Philadelphia Police Department (1998–2002) and held a variety of positions with the New York Police Department (1967–96), including its Chief of Department (senior sworn/uniformed position) and First Deputy Commissioner (second position). He worked for the Ministry of the Interior of Bahrain as a police consultant. Timoney drew both international praise and criticism for his handling of mass protests.

Born Seán Francis Timoney on July 2, 1948 in Dublin, Ireland, he was brought up on Winetavern Street in The Liberties area of the city. He attended St. Audoen's National School on Cook Street.

In 1961, his family emigrated to New York City and settled in the Washington Heights, Manhattan. His father, Ciarán, died in 1966 while John and his younger brother (also named Ciarán) were attending Cardinal Hayes High School in the Bronx. In 1967, a month after Timoney's high school graduation, his mother and sister Marie returned to Ireland, but the two brothers remained, sharing an apartment and both working to support themselves. That summer, after passing the civil service exam, Timoney joined the New York Police Department as a police trainee. He changed his name from Seán to John at some point.

Since he was not yet 21, Timoney spent his first 18 months at NYPD assigned to clerical duties in the 17th Precinct before he started a six-month training program at the police academy, in February 1969. He was finally sworn in as a full-fledged police officer in July 1969 and was assigned to the 44th Precinct in the same Bronx neighborhood as his high school.

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