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www.insideHALTON.com · OAKVILLE BEAVER Thursday, August 30, 2012 · 4 New police chief to be sworn in Tuesday Halton's new police chief will be officially sworn in on Tuesday, Sept. 4, during a special ceremony at the Burlington Convention Centre. The ceremony, which begins at 1 p.m., will see outgoing Halton Chief of Police Gary Crowell conduct the official transfer of authority to former Kingston Police Chief Stephen Tanner. During the ceremony, Tanner will receive his chief's badge from Halton Police Services Board Chair Robert Maich and recite the oath of office before Justice Brian O'Marra, a recently-appointed judge in Toronto who previously served as the Halton Crown Attorney. Tanner will begin working in Halton on Saturday. An Oakville native, Tanner earned a Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Guelph before joining Halton police in 1982, working in a variety of areas including uniformed patrol, criminal investigations, tactical and rescue, training, intelligence and major crime (homicide, as well as forensic polygraph examination). He served as an elected representative and chair of the Halton Regional Police Association and was involved with the Police Association of Ontario. Tanner served as deputy chief with the Guelph and Belleville police services before becoming Belleville's chief of police in 2002. At 41, Tanner was listed as one of the youngest police chiefs in Canada -- he would go on to become chief of the Kingston Police Service in 2008. Tanner has been involved with a variety of organi- Stephen Tanner zations and boards including the Children's Aid Society, Belleville General Hospital, the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, and a variety of sports teams and organizations. He is currently president of the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police and has served as the chair of the Criminal Intelligence Service of Ontario. In February 2010, he was designated as a Certified Municipal Manager Level III (the highest level) by the Ontario Municipal Management Institute. In January 2012, he was appointed by the Governor General of Canada as an Officer of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces. Tanner and his wife, Colette, have two sons, Jordan and Aron. Halton police charge man in connection with Oakville break-in A 42-year-old Mississauga man recently in court to face charges related to a Toronto break-in now faces a charge in connection with an Oakville break-in. The local charge stems from a break-in, alleged to have occurred in mid-July on Pinewood Avenue. Halton police said the Oakville breakand-enter happened during the morning hours when a woman left her home to walk her dog. She left the front door unlocked, as her husband had stayed behind. Police reported that shortly after the woman had left, her husband heard the door open. When he went to the door to see who was there, he saw a man leave the house, walk down the driveway and drive away in a green minivan. Nothing was stolen in the incident, said police. The following morning, investigators said, the husband saw what he believed to be the same vehicle driving by his house. This time, the Oakville resident recorded the licence plate number and gave it to police, who then investigated. Police were then able to identify a suspect associated with the van, but were unable to locate the man until Aug. 2, when he was arrested for break and enter and possession of the proceeds of crime in Toronto. "He was released on bail from Toronto and subsequently taken into custody at the court house by Halton police who transported him back to Oakville where he will be held for a bail hearing," said Det. Eric Schwab. 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