| |  |  |  | | | | Commander Josef Levy is currently assigned to the West Division and has been with the Long Beach Police Department since 1985. He has worked assignments in Patrol, Gangs, Narcotics, Internal Affairs, Hostage Negotiations, and Media Relations where he served as the department spokesperson.
Commander Levy also designs and delivers diversity training and was his department’s Cultural Awareness instructor. He is also an adjunct staff member at the Simon Wiesenthal Center Museum of Tolerance where he has conducted workshops for thousands of law enforcement and educator professionals throughout the State of California.
In June 2007, Commander Levy was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. As a survivor, he has made it a priority to supporting others with cancer and speaks out for “living each day to the fullest and not sweating the small stuff.” He is the Vice President of the National Law Enforcement Cancer Support Foundation, which he helped to create.
Commander Levy is a dedicated police officer, community activist and volunteer. In addition to the Law Enforcement Cancer Support Foundation, Commander Levy sits on the Board of Directors for Goodwill Industries of Southern Los Angeles County, and is the President of the Long Beach Police Department Command Officer’s Association. He is married to his wife Lysa and they have four sons. | | |
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