PRECINCT CAPTAIN JOE KESSLER
Captain Kessler began his career with the Seattle Police Department in 1981. He worked in all patrol precincts as an officer and in Inspections and Planning and as an instructor in the Advanced Training Unit. Following his promotion to sergeant in February of 1989 he was assigned as the supervisor of the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Academy and subsequently served as a patrol sergeant in the East Precinct in addition to serving as the ACT Team supervisor and the Community Police Team supervisor in the West Precinct. As a lieutenant he served in the East Precinct as a Watch Commander and as the Operations Lieutenant and as a Commander in Vice and Narcotics.
Captain Kessler served as the commander of the Southwest Precinct from 2008 to 2010 in addition to serving as the commander of the Deployment Unit, Traffic Section and the Metropolitan Section. He began his assignment as the Commander of the West Precinct in October of 2010. He was born and raised in Seattle and graduated from the University of Washington with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Society and Justice. He is also a graduate of the Senior Management Institute for Policing at Boston University and the West Point Leadership Program.
