Jody "J.P." Weis

Jody Peter "J.P." Weis currently serves as the Superintendent of Police of the Chicago Police Department. Weis was selected to serve as the 54th Superintendent of Police by Mayor Richard M. Daley. He replaced former Superintendent of Police Philip J. Cline. Superintendent Weis took office on February 1, 2008.

Before joining the Chicago Police Department, Mr. Weis spent 23 years in the Federal Bureau of Investigations. Mr. Weis entered the FBI in January 1985. Upon completion of training at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia, Mr. Weis was assigned to the Houston Division, Corpus Christi Resident Agency, where he was assigned to reactive crimes. Mr. Weis was later transferred to Houston, where he investigated terrorism, narcotics, and violent crime matters. Mr. Weis also served on the Houston SWAT team and as a bomb technician.

In November 1992 Mr. Weis was promoted to the FBI’s Bomb Data Center, and in October 1994 he was transferred to the Violent Crimes/Fugitive Unit. Mr. Weis was selected for the violent crimes squad in Phoenix, Arizona, in January 1996 and during his tenure in Phoenix, he also supervised domestic terrorism, international terrorism and civil rights squads.

Mr. Weis was appointed Assistant Special Agent in Charge (SAC) in charge of the Chicago Field Office in June 2002. In that capacity, Weis managed the white collar crime, organized crime, violent crime, and administrative programs. In March 2003 Mr. Weis was promoted to the position of Deputy Assistant Director of the Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) and was also selected as the Deputy Assistant Director for the Administrative Services Division after the reorganization of OPR.

In May 2005 Mr. Weis reported to the Los Angeles Field Office, where he served as the SAC over criminal operations. Mr. Weis provided oversight on all violent crime, drug, major gang, white collar crime, and public corruption investigations. He also supervised 11 Safe Streets task forces and oversaw criminal investigations in 11 resident agencies.

In May 2006 Mr. Weis was appointed SAC of the Philadelphia Field Office, where he managed one of the FBI’s largest field operations. During his tenure in Philadelphia, Mr. Weis oversaw the Fort Dix terrorism investigation and launched the “Step Up, Speak Up” campaign, a joint public and private initiative to encourage witnesses of violent crimes to come forward and protect others from becoming victims. Mr. Weis also supervised the pilot project “PinPoint,” which combines mapping software with intelligence in an effort to enhance law enforcement investigations on federal, state and local levels.

Mr. Weis is a graduate of the University of Tampa where he earned a degree in Chemistry in April 1979. He was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army, serving in the field of Explosive Ordnance Disposal. He achieved the rank of Captain prior to his discharge in December 1984.

External links

* [http://www.fbi.gov/pressrel/pressrel06/weis052406.htm= Federal Bureau of Investigation Press Release on Appointing Jody Weis SAC in Philadelphia]
* [http://cbs2chicago.com/local/police.superintendent.jp.2.598749.html= Daley Reaches Outside City for New Top Cop]
* [https://portal.chicagopolice.org/portal/page/portal/ClearPath= Department Webpage]