Assistant Chief Phil Collum was the department's first Black lieutenant in 2009, captain in 2018, and assistant chief in 2022. He was also its first openly gay male officer.
Chula Vista Assistant Police Chief Phil Collum, a 29-year veteran of the department, died Friday following a cancer battle. 'It is with tremendous sorrow that Chief Roxana Kennedy announces the loss of her second in command and close friend,' the department said in a news release Saturday evening. The department said Collum's death followed 'his short battle with a rare form of cancer. He was surrounded by family and friends, including his loving husband, William Lopez.
He went on to join the Santa Cruz Police Department before moving back to the San Diego area in 1994. Before that year was up, he had joined the Chula Vista Police Department. 'Collum was recognized from the beginning as an extremely intelligent leader and hard worker. He developed a reputation of fairness and ethical professionalism that helped him rise through the ranks,' the department said.
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