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Mr John Rizzo was
appointed Commissioner of Police on 2 November 2001.
He received his primary education at the Cospicua Primary School and
his secondary education at St Joseph Secondary School, Paola.
In 1976 he joined the Malta Police Force as a constable and performed
district duties in the Valletta and Cospicua Police Stations. In 1980
he was promoted to Sergeant and in 1984, following a competitive
examination, he was promoted to the rank of Inspector.
In 1986 he obtained a Diploma in Law and Administration from the
University of Malta. In 1991, Mr Rizzo was posted to the Criminal
Investigations Department. While serving in this post, he attended a
European Homicide Investigation’s course for senior detectives from
European Police Forces at this Police Staff College in Branshill, UK.
He also carried out duties with the Metropolitan Police officers,
investigating unsolved murder cases.
In 1996 Mr Rizzo was promoted to the rank of Superintendent and in
1997 he was promoted to the rank of Assistant Commissioner. In 1997,
he attended a familiarization visit to several sections of the
Metropolitan Police Services, while in 1998, he attended a training
course in International Law Enforcement Cooperation at the National
Police Agency in Japan.
John Rizzo, son of Gerald and Concetta nee Ear was born on 10 May 1956 in Cospicua. He is married to Catherine and has four children, Elaine aged 18, Keith aged 16, Jeffrey aged 10 and Kurt John aged 4.
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