Beverly Hills Police Department Chief Mark Stainbrook announced Friday he will retire next month.
Stainbrook will step down June 26.
“The opportunity to lead the Beverly Hills Police Department has been the highlight of my professional career,” Stainbrook said in a statement. “I am grateful to the men and women of the department and members of the community as we all worked together to ensure Beverly Hills remains one of the safest cities in the nation.”
Stainbrook has been BHPD chief since November 2021, having previously served as police chief at the Port of San Diego. A 30-year law enforcement veteran, he graduated from the FBI National Academy and is a retired lieutenant colonel from the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve.
According to the city, Stainbrook helped integrate technology into law enforcement efforts in Beverly Hills, primarily through the Real Time Watch Center, which employees 3,500 cameras, 120 automated license plate readers and several drones.
City officials said that since the center was implemented, crime in the city has dropped 34%, with arrests increasing by 22%.
“On behalf of the City Council and Beverly Hills community, I’d like to thank Chief Stainbrook for his leadership in moving the department forward,” City Manager Nancy Hunt-Coffey said. “During the chief’s tenure, the department became a national model for use of advanced police technologies and has successfully reduced crime in several key categories. We recognize Chief Stainbrook for his three decades of dedicated public service.”
Hunt-Coffey was expected to name an interim chief in the coming weeks.