Tyrone Sideroff

Superintendent Tyrone Sideroff oversees Information Services, which includes the Information Management Section, Information & Communications Technology, Information & Privacy Unit, Property and Forensic Storage Services, Facilities Services, and Fleet Operations, as well as the Planning, Research & Audit Section. These organizational areas encompass over 200 personnel, including many of the VPD’s specialized subject matter experts.

Tyrone was born, raised, and resides in Vancouver. He joined the VPD as a volunteer in 2000 and was hired in 2004. He spent the first decade of his career assigned to District 2 Patrol in East Vancouver. Tyrone then completed investigative assignments with the Property Crime Unit and on secondment with an international joint-forces RCMP drug project. In 2017, he served a principal role on the VPD’s Operational Review Project Team, which studied the Department’s long-term staffing needs and resulted in City Council approving an increase of 120 sworn and 52 civilian positions.

As a sergeant, Tyrone performed the legal support role as part of the Professional Standards Section. He subsequently played key roles on numerous major projects, including the VPD’s emergency operations activation in response to Covid-19. As the staff sergeant assigned to HR Operations, Tyrone led six units serving over 1,500 sworn members. Upon promotion to inspector in 2021, Tyrone remained in the Human Resources Section as the officer-in-charge. He led a blended team of sworn and civilian HR professionals responsible for 13 essential HR service areas, including member wellness and organizational resourcing, serving over 2,100 VPD employees.

Tyrone has remained active in the community throughout all of his VPD assignments, including maintaining close ties with the Citizens’ Crime Watch volunteer program where he began his career. He is the recipient of eight commendations, including two BC Lieutenant Governor’s Awards for Valour and Meritorious Service, and he was named the 2010 Vancouver Police Officer of the Year as a frontline patrol officer.