Commander Nathaniel Mallory

Nathaniel Mallory has over 25 years of major city law enforcement experience and attended Temple University. He completed the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Certified Sheriff’s Academy and is also a 1992 Graduate of the Philadelphia Police Academy.

Nate began his career as a Park Ranger with the Philadelphia Ranger Corps and matriculated to a career in policing in 1992. He worked for the Philadelphia Housing Authority Police Department (PHA-PD), serving in one of our nation’s most challenging public housing environments in an agency that employed approximately 500 sworn police officers. As a PHA officer, he was assigned to the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office Bureau of Narcotics Investigation where he worked as a team leader in the drug interdiction and the apprehension of dangerous drug offenders across the commonwealth. In 2003, Mallory accepted the Department of Homeland Security Transportation Security Administration TSO Lead Agent position. Working as one of the first groups of Transportation Security Officers trained after the events of 9/11, until joining the Philadelphia Sheriff’s Office (PSO) in February 2009.

Nate’s experience and tenacity led to numerous leadership roles including training officers at all levels in organizations and directly supervising sworn staff in the management of major projects. He was commended for creating a PLEAC compliant weapons armory, redesigning the evidence storage facility remodel, supervising and leading the project management (including the go-live) and Police/IT team for the PSO evidence facility. He authored SOP’s for the Criminal Justice Center, and policies and procedures that ensured organizational compliance in the surrender of firearms pursuant to PA Domestic Abuse statues. Mallory is a highly respected/elected union representative for the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #5 (8 years), one of the oldest law enforcement unions in the country. While representing all Philadelphia Sheriff’s Office law enforcement employees, where he mediated grievances, inclusive of discipline and salary disputes, and was the first Assistant to the Chief Deputy of Operations of the largest division of the PSO.

Mallory considers himself a “straight shooter,” who’s major city experience mitigating complex personnel problems, leading teams, conducting long term investigations, and management, uniquely prepares him for success in RTD-PD. He is excited to be on a new path in law enforcement and extremely eager to protect and serve the Denver metro area.