The State of Policing in Grand Junction

Bio: Chief Doug Shoemaker was appointed as the Chief of Police for the Grand Junction Police Department in June of 2018 after spending over 26 years in law enforcement in Jefferson City, Missouri. During those prior years, he was promoted through the ranks to the position of Captain with the Jefferson City Police Department, where he worked with Detectives, Narcotics, Community Services, Traffic, and was the Public Information Officer for the agency for over a decade. He has a strong background in community policing and hopes to continue with a community-based policing philosophy here in Grand Junction. He holds both a bachelor’s and master’s degree and is nearing completion on his doctorate in organizational leadership. He is married and has a daughter who is a senior in high school.