Chief's Resume

Douglas P. Bernabei

Educational Background:

Illinois State University: 1982, Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice
Northwestern University: 2003, School of Police Staff and Command Class SPSC 181
Over 2000 hours of Continuing Education in Law Enforcement 1981-Present

Employment History:

2006-present: Chief of Police, City of Peru, Illinois
2014-present Administrative Services Manager, City of Peru, Illinois
1991 to 2006: Chief of Police, City of Spring Valley, Illinois (State’s Attorney’s “It Takes a Village” award recipient 1997)
1993 to 2009: Adjunct Faculty Member in Criminal Justice, Illinois Valley Community College, Oglesby, Illinois
1998 to 2017 Adjunct Faculty, Illinois Valley Crime Prevention Commission Mobile Training State of Illinois
1986 to 1991: Patrol Officer/Homicide Detective/Patrol Corporal City of Bradenton, Florida (1989 Police Officer of the year)
1983 to 1986: Patrol Officer, City of Crest Hill, Illinois
1981 to 1983: Patrol Officer, City of Spring Valley, Illinois

Current /Past Board memberships:

Director-State Bank of Cherry-Chairman
Illinois Valley Regional Dispatch
LaSalle County Joint ETSB (911)
City of Peru ETSB (911)-Secretary
Bureau County ETSB (911) - Chairman/Founding Member
Illinois Valley Chiefs of Police Association-Past President
Illinois Chiefs of Police Association
International Association of Chiefs of Police
Tri-Dent Drug Task Force Advisory Board and Illinois State Police Drug Task Force Advisory
Peru Township Trustee 2010-2017
Bureau County Board 2000-2006
St. Bede Academy Board of Education Member
North Central Behavioral Health Systems Board Member
Mc Gruff Board Neighborhood Watch-Founding Member
Attorney General Jim Ryan’s Missing and Murdered Children Investigative Protocol Committee