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
