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Devon Clunis

1963–

Canada

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Devon Clunis is a Canadian law enforcement officer, who was the chief of the Winnipeg Police Service from 2012 until his retirement in 2016. He was the first Black Canadian ever appointed as a police chief in Canada. Born in Jamaica, Clunis moved with his family to Winnipeg at age 11, and settled in the city's North End.

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