Nearly three decades after joining the Fontana Police Department, Chief Michael Dorsey now leads the agency where he built his career, leading a police department in one of the Inland Empire’s fastest-growing cities.
Since becoming chief in 2023, Dorsey said the transition from officer to department leader has broadened his perspective on what it takes to keep a community safe. While his years as an officer centered on responding to calls and enforcing the law, his role as chief has shown him that public safety extends far beyond the police department.
“What has surprised me most is the teamwork that goes on throughout the city every day,” Dorsey said. “Every department and the community work together to make Fontana great.”…