Warren Driechel named new Edmonton police chief
Posted September 19, 2025 11:30 am.
Last Updated September 20, 2025 10:10 am.
The Edmonton Police Commission announced the city’s newest Chief of Police on Friday.
Warren Driechel was officially named as the 24th Chief of the Edmonton Police Service.
“We believe that Chief Driechel was the best candidate to reduce crime, improve public safety, strengthen relationships between police and our community, and increase transparency and public accountability at the EPS,” said Ben Henderson, Commission Chair.
Driechel was named co-interim chief alongside Devin Laforce back in February, while the police commission looked for a permanent Chief of Police.
He was selected for the role of co-interim chief due to his career, where he “led and developed several police intelligence units and programs, worked in organized crime and gang investigations, provided expertise in recruit training and spearheaded changes in data organization and technology development,” said the EPS in a statement. This also led to his selection to become the newest Chief of Police.
As Deputy Chief, he directed the Community Safety and Well Being Bureau, which includes the Crime Suppression and Community Operations Division and the Integrated Community Safety Division, which are all divisions within the EPS that focus on a variety of community services and offender management and support.
“To the people of Edmonton and the entire EPS community, I am grateful to have the honour of serving as your Chief of the Edmonton Police Service. I am excited for the path ahead and mindful of the expectation that comes hand in hand with this role. I know I will lead an exceptional group of people who do such important work, and I know that there are high expectations from a community that calls for us to evolve and learn and grow in pace with them. Thank you to the Edmonton Police Commission and City Council for placing their trust in me,” said Driechel in a statement.
The police commission says they went through robust public engagement through public surveys, 53 in-person consultations, and community feedback in their process of determining the new Chief of Police.
