SURREY Police Service (SPS) announced on Wednesday the appointment of Superintendent Michael Procyk as the Deputy Chief Constable of the Investigative Services Bureau.
With over 27 years of policing experience, Procyk has established a reputation as a highly dedicated, knowledgeable, and ethical leader within investigative policing community in BC, Canada, and internationally, the SPS said.
He brings exemplary service, expertise, and leadership to this executive leadership role. His diverse policing background includes uniformed patrol and community policing, with the majority of his career focused on major crime, homicides, and organized crime.
“I would like to congratulate Deputy Chief Procyk on this well-deserved promotion and welcome him to Surrey Police Service’s Executive Leadership Team. His thoughtful leadership and ability to build sustainable programs has been integral to SPS becoming Police of Jurisdiction in the City of Surrey,” said Surrey Police Service Chief Constable Norm Lipinski. “Deputy Chief Procyk is a recognized leader in Canadian policing and SPS is proud to have him as a new Deputy Chief Constable.”
Procyk served with the RCMP for 24 years in a variety of roles and capacities. In addition to being a Provincially Accredited Team Commander, he has served as the Commander of the Provincial Unsolved Homicide Unit, Sergeant Major for the BC RCMP, and as a trainer to the Iraqi Police in an overseas mission.
Prior to joining SPS, Procyk worked as an RCMP officer at the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of British Columbia (CFSEU-BC). Procyk was a Senior Investigations Officer, who in addition to helping lead organizational restructuring and strategic planning initiatives, oversaw several investigation teams in the province’s fight against gang violence whose efforts resulted in the seizures of guns and drugs and saw the arrests and convictions of numerous high-profile gang members.
In recognition of his work with the RCMP and CFSEU-BC, Procyk was named as a Member of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces in 2021, one of Canada’s highest honours for police officers, recognizing the leadership and exceptional service displayed by those serving in Canadian police services
Procyk joined SPS in early 2021 as the first Superintendent of the Investigative Services Bureau. He has worked with the rest of the leadership team to build this Bureau from the ground up to operationalize SPS’ investigative capacity. This has included building teams of skilled multi-disciplinary investigators, developing the SPS’s Major Case Management business practices and policies, and preparing SPS to join the BC Municipal Undercover Program and the Lower Mainland Integrated Teams. Procyk has also been the lead of SPS’s POJ Team, which has completed hundreds of tasks to ensure compliance with the provincial requirements for SPS to become the POJ.
“As a resident of Surrey for over 25 years, I am proud to call this dynamic community my home and I am proud to be serving the citizens of Surrey through my new role as Deputy Chief Constable in charge of Investigative Services Bureau for the Surrey Police Service,” said Procyk. “It has been an incredible experience working for SPS for the last three years to help establish and develop this progressive municipal police service from the ground level.”
