Andrew Matthews

Superintendent Andrew Matthews joined Halifax Regional Police in 1999 and currently serves as the Superintendent, Criminal Investigation Division, a position he has held since April 2020. He oversees all investigative units – general investigations, homicide and cold case, sexual assault, drugs, guns and gangs, missing persons – as well as various support units, including forensic identification, digital forensics, criminal intelligence, and crime analysis.

Superintendent Matthews previously served as the Information Management Officer and held various operational positions in the patrol and the criminal investigation divisions where he supervised sexualized violence investigations and went on to become a Watch Commander. He was a member of the Public Safety Unit for 10 years and has coordinated the Critical Incident Command program for Halifax Regional Police.

He has been a member of several committees and associations, most notably the Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada. He has a Certificate in Police Service Delivery from Dalhousie University and has also completed many courses through the Canadian Police College.