CHIEF TIM BECK

Interim Chief of Police Services 

for the City of Riverbank 

Lieutenant Tim Beck began his full-time career in law enforcement in 1984 with the Escalon Police Department.  He was hired by the Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department in 1988.  He worked as a Patrol Deputy, Background Investigator, Academy Recruit Training Officer, Gang Detective and Crimes Against Children Detective.  Tim was promoted to Sergeant in 1997.  As a Sergeant, he was assigned to the following units; Patrol, Crimes Against Persons, Court Services and Training and Riverbank Police Services.  After being promoted to Lieutenant in 2005 he was assigned as Patrol Watch Commander and also served as the Administrative Lieutenant.  Lieutenant Tim Beck attended Modesto Jr. College and is currently enrolled with Union Institute University, Sacramento working to earn his bachelor’s degree.

The Northeast Area Command is boundaried on the west by the city of Riverbank, on the south by Claribel Road, on the north by Highway 4 and to the east by the foothills of the Sierra Nevada.  

The Northeast Area Command contains two incorporated cities:  Oakdale and Riverbank, the latter is one of the Sheriff's Department Contract Cities.  There is also the small farming community of Valley Home and the historical community of Knights Ferry, located on the north bank of the Stanislaus River.  This area is primarily agricultural consisting of orchards, dairies, and grazing land and is bisected by the Stanislaus River, which is a major source of recreation in the region.  

The US Army Corp of Engineers manages the resources of the river and its "String of Pearls", which consists of several parks adjacent to the river, extending from Knights Ferry to the city of Ripon.  The Corps' headquarters are located in Knights Ferry and its park rangers are on duty seven days a week; in the summer, the rangers are assisted by the Sheriff's deputies who provide contract law enforcement services in the parks.  Woodward Reservoir is located north of the city of Oakdale and provides both recreational activity and irrigation water for the area.  From late spring to early fall, Sheriff's deputies provide general law enforcement services to the lake area and its surrounding park land and campground.