{"id":33184,"date":"2021-12-18T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-18T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/?p=33184"},"modified":"2022-01-10T11:00:23","modified_gmt":"2022-01-10T16:00:23","slug":"honoring-sinclairs-finest-john-huber","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/tartan-news\/2021\/12\/18\/honoring-sinclairs-finest-john-huber\/","title":{"rendered":"Honoring Sinclair’s Finest: John Huber"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

For 34 years, John Huber had been working for the Dayton Police Department from January 1977 to January 2011. He transitioned to Sinclair to become a campus police officer where he was Director of Public Safety and Chief of Police from July 1, 2017, to Dec. 2, 2021. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When he was younger in the 1970s, Huber didn\u2019t know what to do with his life before becoming a police officer serving the Dayton community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018\u2018I really didn\u2019t know what to do for a future job and at the time in high school, I really hadn\u2019t given much thought to what I was going to do [when i got] older. The focus was on finding a college, going to college,\u2019\u2019 Huber said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is a lot that he loves about his job. Huber says he was a different individual when he was in his 20s and 30s; when he got married in his 40s, he was still a different person. Huber also likes that every day isn\u2019t repetitive and enjoys socializing with the people on campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Huber decided his experience could be used elsewhere and joined Sinclair Community College.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018\u2018I was 58 years old and thought I still had enough years left in me and experience that I thought could help, \u2019\u2019 Huber said.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When it comes to his current and former employer, Huber says there are differences between being a part of campus police and the Dayton police force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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John Huber’s retirement party. Credit: Aliyah Bing <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u2018\u2018Well, our focus isn\u2019t on law enforcement, it\u2019s just a toolbox. We don\u2019t work call-to-call here; our biggest crime here is people who keep leaving their cell phones,\u2019\u2019 Huber said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Huber\u2019s initial response was things would be a little different when promoted to chief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018\u2018Well, everyone thought things were going to be the same. I did some cosmetic things, I changed the uniforms, and we took a different approach,\u2019\u2019 Huber said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Huber said he will miss the people he has interacted with throughout his career on campus<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018\u2018Oh, the people, they have great people here. Everyone is focused on the mission; we don\u2019t evaluate people based on tickets. Our staff is overall happy with us,\u2019\u2019 Huber said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Huber says it was his time to retire and his age is slowing him down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018\u2018As I told my wife \u2018I think my battery isn\u2019t charged anymore.\u2019 We\u2019re having trouble hiring anybody, most of our officers get the same training as everyone else,\u2019\u2019 Huber said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The retiring officer encourages students who are looking for a career in law enforcement to apply for the force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018\u2018I would say it is a great career. I worked with the Dayton Police Department, we need young people and there is no trust,\u2019\u2019 Huber said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jamario Brown-Tolliver<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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