Mario Brooks Explained

Mario Brooks
Salary:$125,000[1]
Birth Place:St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Birth Date:28 December 1971
Birth Name:Mario M. Brooks
Term End1:June 16, 2024
Appointed1:Trevor Velinor
Term Start1:January 14, 2020
Office1:Assistant Commissioner of the United States Virgin Islands Police Department
Predecessor:Ray Martinez
2Namedata:Albert Bryan
2Blankname:Governor
Term Start:June 16, 2024
Office:Commissioner of the United States Virgin Islands Police Department
Termend2:June 16, 2024

Mario M. Brooks (born December 28, 1971) is the Commissioner of the United States Virgin Islands Police Department. He was nominated by Governor Albert Bryan to assume the position following the resignation of former Commissioner Ray Martinez in June 2024.[2]

Early life and education

A native of St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. Brooks is the grandson of the late John and Beatrice Brooks of George Hill, Anguilla. As a child, he attended The Valley Primary School and Albena Lake Hodge Comprehensive School.[3]

Brooks later relocated to the mainland United States, where he attended the Miami Lakes Technical School, Clark Atlanta University. He earned an MA in Business and Organizational Security Management from George Herbert Walker School of Business and Technology.

Career

Virgin Islands National Guard

Brooks has 27 years of military service. He is currently the Brigade Operations Officer for the Virgin Islands National Guard. Prior to that, he was Deputy inspector general and commander of Military Police Detachment.[4]

United States Virgin Islands Police Department

With over 25 years of service to the Virgin Islands Islands Police Department. Brooks has worked in the Bureaus of Special Operations and Criminal Intelligence. In 2020, Police Commissioner Trevor Velinor selected him to serve as Assistant Commissioner of Police.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Brooks, Mario . USVI Division of Personnel.
  2. Web site: Police commissioner resigns amid federal investigation . Virgin Islands Daily News . 17 June 2024.
  3. Web site: Angullia Profiles . angullia lnt . October 2008.
  4. Web site: VIPD Names Mario Brooks Assistant Police Commissioner . St. Thomas Source . 16 January 2020.
  5. Web site: Mario M. Brooks Named Assistant Police Commissioner . The Virgin Islands Consortium . 15 January 2020.