Battle Louis

Chief Louis Battle
Commissioner Since: 
November, 2013
First name: 
Louis
Last name: 
Battle
Biography: 

Chief Louis Battle began his police career with the Miami Dade Police Department, retiring after 26 years of service as the commander of special operations. His last assignment being the Incident Commander for security operations at Super Bowl XLI. He is a graduate of the Federal Bureau of Investigation National Academy, Southern Police Institute, and the Police Executive Research Forum Senior Management Institute for Police.

He holds two Masters Degrees, one in Public Administration and one in Education, as well as several graduate certificates. He has instructed extensively on the subjects of tactical operations, mass casualty and civil disorder response, and special events. In his current position, he is responsible for the operations and administrative functions of the department.