Brian Jarvis

Brian J. Jarvis is a police professional with over thirty years of experience in law enforcement and investigations who retired in 2008 at the rank of Chief of Police. Chief Jarvis began his law enforcement career in 1978 with the Town of Newburgh (NY) Police Department. Shortly after graduating from the Rockland County Police Academy, he was assigned to the Patrol Division. Chief Jarvis later relocated to the State of Florida and became a sworn deputy with the Marion County Sheriff’s Office in Ocala, FL.

While in Marion County, Chief Jarvis served as a Patrol Deputy, Criminal Investigator, Sergeant, and Major Crimes Supervisor. During his time working in Major Crimes, Chief Jarvis was responsible for the investigation and supervision of Major Crime Scenes which include, but are not limited to homicides, sexual assaults, kidnappings, armed robberies, bank robberies, home invasions, car jackings, aircraft crashes, train / pedestrian fatalities, suicides, child abuse and neglect, and officer involved shootings involving death.

In addition to major crimes, Chief Jarvis has been assigned to investigative units that were responsible for the investigation of property crimes, such as auto thefts, larcenies and burglaries, and white-collar crimes, including forgery, fraud, embezzlement, bribery, and extortion.

Chief Jarvis returned to the State of New York and assumed the position of Chief of Police for the Town of Chester, NY until his retirement in 2008.

Chief Jarvis is a published author and currently instructs on a national level for the Public Agency Training Council (PATC). He is also a subject matter expert for TV true crime documentaries and has been involved in several dozen documentaries, most recently in the Netflix show “Catching Killers: Man Hunter (S1:E2)” and A&E’s “First Blood”. He has also participated recently in several true crime podcasts.

Chief Jarvis holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Information Systems from the University of Phoenix and attended the Associates of Arts program in Criminal Justice at Central Florida Community College. He has also attended several courses on Major Crime Investigations, including Practical Homicide Investigation and Sex Crime Investigations offered by the University of North Florida, and Basic and Advanced Computer Crime Investigations offered by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement Organized Crime Institute.

Chief Jarvis has also been a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), New York State Police Juvenile Officer’s Association, Mid-Hudson Crime Prevention Association, NYS Association of Chiefs of Police, Past President of the Police Chiefs’ Association of Orange County, and a founding member of the Orange County Law Enforcement Training Institute. He has also been a member of the International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association (ILEETA).