Draft:Peter Yuen
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Peter Yuen is a former Deputy Chief of the Toronto Police Service. After serving a distinguished 35-year career with the Toronto Police Service, Yuen retired as Deputy Chief and second in command overseeing Community Safety Command in the largest municipal service in Canada.[1]
Deputy Chief Yuen became the first Superintendent within the Toronto Police Services of Chinese heritage[2] and has been named police officer of the year.[3]
Born in Hong Kong and immigrating to Canada with his family in 1975 when he was 11, they settled in East York[2], and his father opened a restaurant.[4] Yuen attended Scarborough’s Blessed Cardinal Newman Catholic Secondary School. He initially pursued a degree in chemical engineering at McMaster University in Hamilton before leaving after two years to become a police officer.[2]
In April 2018, Deputy Police Chief Peter Yuen provided an update to the public on behalf of Toronto Police Services and Constable Peter Lam following the 2018 Toronto van attack.[5]
Political career
In October 2024, Peter Yuen was officially nominated as the Ontario Liberal candidate for Scarborough-Agincourt.[6]
References
- ^ Reporter, Wendy Gillis Staff (2022-02-21). "Longtime deputy chief Peter Yuen is leaving the Toronto Police Service". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
- ^ a b c Lavoie, Joanna (2014-12-31). "55 DIVISION: Supt. Peter Yuen looks ahead to 2015". Toronto.com. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
- ^ "Christie Blatchford: It was 'life and death' for officer who arrested…". archive.is. 2025-01-10. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
- ^ "Officer who arrested van attack suspect rejects hero label, deputy ch…". archive.is. 2025-01-10. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
- ^ "Toronto officer who held his fire after van attack says he was just doing his job". NBC News. 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
- ^ "Former Toronto Deputy Chief of Police Peter Yuen Nominated as Ontario Liberal Candidate in Scarborough—Agincourt". Ontario Liberal Party. Retrieved 2024-11-12.