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Florissant City Government: New Police Chief
Tim Fagan is New Chief of Police;
Randy Boden Promoted to Assistant Chief
Former Major Timothy Fagan was recently promoted by new Mayor Tim Lowery to be Florissant’s next chief of police. Mayor Lowery also promoted former Captain Randy Boden to become the city’s new major/assistant chief of police.
Chief Timothy Fagan was born and raised in the St. Louis County area. In his last position as major he was responsible for overseeing the operations of the three Bureaus the Department is divided into: The Bureau of Field Operations, Bureau of Support Services, and Bureau of Investigations. Chief Fagan began his law enforcement career in 1993 working with both the Village of Bel Nor and the City of Dellwood. In 1994 he began his career with the City of Florissant holding positions as both a patrol officer and in the Special Operations Unit.
He was assigned to the Bureau of Investigations in 1996 where he worked until 2002 when he was promoted to the rank of sergeant. As a sergeant he was assigned to the Bureau of Field Operations, Special Operations Unit, and the Bureau of Investigations. In 2011 he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant where he was initially assigned to the Special Operations Unit and then as the commander of the Bureau of Investigations. In 2012 he was promoted to the rank of captain and continued as the commander of the Bureau of Investigations. In 2014 he became the commander of the Bureau of Field Operations. In 2015 he was promoted to the position of major.
Chief Fagan holds both an associate’s degree and a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice. He is a graduate of the Axciton Polygraph School where he was certified as a polygraph examiner. Chief Fagan is a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, the Missouri Police Chiefs Association, the Law Enforcement Officials of Greater St. Louis, the American Association of Police Polygraphist and the American Polygraph Association. Chief Fagan also serves as the northern regional director for the International Homicide Investigators Association. He is also a deputy commander for the Greater St. Louis Major Case Squad.
Major Randy Boden was born in St. Louis County and is a graduate of Pattonville High School. Major Boden began his career in January, 1987 as a police officer with the St. Louis County Police Department. Upon graduation from the St. Louis City Police Academy he was assigned to the Affton Precinct. In August, 1989 he joined the Florissant Police Department. Major Boden has served in many different capacities in the department. Starting in 1989 he was assigned to the Bureau of Field Operations as a patrol officer. Later he was also selected as a member of the Tactical Response Unit.
In 1993 Major Boden was assigned to the Bureau of Investigations as a detective. During his time in investigations Major Boden has handled all types of investigations including homicides. He has served on both State and Federal task force investigations which covered narcotics, child pornography, and homicide. In 2000, Major Boden was promoted to the rank of sergeant and remained in the Bureau of Investigation until September of 2000 when he was transferred to the Bureau of Field Operations as a patrol sergeant.
In October 2002, Major Boden was transferred back to the Bureau of Investigations as a sergeant where he remained until May 2007. Major Boden was then transferred to the Bureau of Support Services where he served as a sergeant in charge of professional standards, communications, CALEA and Training.
In October 2007, Major Boden was promoted to lieutenant and assigned to the Bureau of Field Operations.In September 2011 Major Boden was promoted to captain and placed in command of the Bureau of Investigations. In October 2012, he was assigned the position as the commander of Bureau Support Services.
Major Boden is also a member of the Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis, which is a homicide task force. Starting with his selection as an investigator in 1993, he has held many positions with the squad. Major Boden served as an investigator, report officer, personnel officer, deputy commander and is the current chief deputy commander for Missouri.
In 1995 Major Boden received his associate’s degree in Criminal Justice from the St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley. In 1997, Captain Boden earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Human Resource Management from Lindenwood University. In 1999, he earned a master’s degree from Lindenwood University.
