Lee DeVore

Lee DeVore was hired by the Fullerton Police Department as a police officer in October of 1963. During his tenure for 30-plus years, Lee worked in all areas of the Department, but most of his career was spent in the Detective Division as an investigator, a supervisor, Detective Lieutenant, then the captain of the division. During his career at Fullerton, the author was instrumental, along with others, in writing and administering a program known as “Operation Cleanup,” which launched “community based” rather than “incident-driven” policing. This program was active in Fullerton for many years. It was recognized by the State of California and honored as the Community Policing Program of the year in the 1990s. Lee wrote several articles for law enforcement magazines and publications on this program and other police-related subjects. Lee DeVore is a graduate of the California State University in Long Beach with a Bachelor’s degree in public administration and has a Master of Arts degree from Redlands University in Redlands, California.