Command Officers' biographies

Anthony Warr
Deputy Chief
Specialized Operations Command

Tony Warr started his career with the Toronto Police in 1965 as a police cadet.  During his policing career he has been assigned to various positions and ranks within the Drug Squad, Homicide Squad, Sexual Assault Squad, Hold Up Squad, Computing and Telecommunications, and Unit Commander of the Intelligence Division and of 42 Division. In August 2005 he was appointed as Deputy Chief and he now commands 19 units of the Service with a staff of over 2600 uniform and civilian members and an annual budget of over $250,000,000.  He is supported by two Staff Superintendents who are responsible for Operational Services and Detective Services.

He brings much experience in managing specialized and criminal operations, with a high degree of accountability and integrity, awareness of emerging trends in crime affecting our City and society in general; strategic thinking with respect to varying and emerging methods of policing and crime prevention; championing the use of technology within the Command and throughout the Service; ensuring that the Toronto Police Service plays a leadership role in organizations at the local, national and international level; addressing issues that impact the security and safety of Toronto; and pursuing initiatives to address violent crime in our communities, in particular those involving firearms and organized crime.

He is a member of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP) Organized Crime, Law Amendments and National Security/Counter Terrorism Committees; a member of the Major Cities Chiefs (MCC)  Intelligence Commanders Group; Director of the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) and Co-chair of their Organized Crime Committee; Chair of the ACIIS (the national intelligence databank) Governance Committee; and the Ontario representative at the Canadian Integrated Response to Organized Crime (CIROC). He is a director of the Toronto Branch of St. John Ambulance.

He is a graduate of LinCT (Leadership in Counter Terrorism) an international training and development course for leaders in policing matters relating to international and domestic terrorism. In January 2007 he was appointed as an Officer of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces (O.O.M.).