ey ▁joined ▁the ▁original ▁Toronto ▁Police ▁Department ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁" J im ▁was ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁of ▁ 2 0 ▁men ▁taken ▁on ," ▁his ▁wife , ▁Anne , ▁later ▁re called . ▁" We ▁were ▁very ▁happy ." ▁ ▁He ▁went ▁on ▁a ▁leave ▁of ▁absence ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁to ▁serve ▁in ▁the ▁Royal ▁Canadian ▁Air ▁Force ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁department ▁after ▁the ▁war . ▁He ▁walked ▁the ▁beat , ▁then ▁became ▁a ▁detect ive ▁and ▁rose ▁to ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁junior ▁inspect or ▁when , ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁he ▁ski pped ▁two ▁ranks ▁to ▁be ▁appointed ▁to ▁be ▁chief ▁of ▁police ▁of ▁the ▁newly ▁created ▁Metropolitan ▁Toronto ▁Police ▁following ▁the ▁suic ide ▁of ▁Chief ▁John ▁Ch ish ol m . ▁The ▁newly ▁expanded ▁department ▁of ▁ 2 , 3 0 0 ▁officers ▁and ▁civ ili ans ▁had ▁been ▁created ▁the ▁year ▁before ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁am alg am ation ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁Toronto ▁Police ▁Department ▁with ▁twelve ▁sub urban ▁police ▁depart ments . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁he ▁was ▁successful ▁in ▁stopping ▁mob sters ▁from ▁Buff alo , ▁New ▁York ▁from ▁establish ing ▁a ▁fo oth old ▁in ▁Toronto . ▁ ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁chief ▁for ▁ 1 2 ▁years ▁before ▁ret iring ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁He ▁was ▁then ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Li qu or ▁Lic ens ing ▁Board ▁of ▁Ontario ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 5