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​​Contact NIH Police


Bethesda, MD- Main Campus

Emergency:
On Campus: (301) 496-9911
Campus Phone: 911

Non-Emergency:
On Campus:(301) 496-5685
Campus Phone: ​311

NIH Police Office
Building 31, Room B3B17
31 Center Drive MSC 2012
Bethesda, Maryland 20892-2012
Phone: 301-496-2387
Fax: 301-402-0394
Email: policechief@nih.gov​

Executive Staff Bios

Deputy Chief Leslie M. Campbell

Deputy Chief Leslie M. Campbell joined the NIH Division of Police in January 2017, after 25 years of service with the Metro Transit Police Department (MTPD) where he achieved the rank of Deputy Chief of Police before his retirement in May 2016.  During his tenure with the MTPD, he served in numerous challenging and rewarding assignments.

He began his career in the MTPD Field Operations Bureau as a patrol officer and patrol sergeant. In February 2002, then Lieutenant Campbell served as the MTPD Coordinator for Counterterrorism and Infrastructure Development where he was responsible for program implementation and management of WMATA's Weapons of Mass Destruction mitigation programs, to include WMATA's Program for Response Options and Technology Enhancements against Chemical-Biological Terrorism (PROTECT).  Deputy Chief Campbell also managed WMATA's environment sampling program (BioWatch), and he spearheaded WMATA's acquisition of bomb-resistant trash receptacles.  

In October 2004, Lieutenant Campbell was assigned as the MTPD liaison officer to the National Operations Center and served as the intelligence watch officer representing the MTPD, at various federal, State, and local intelligence fusion centers in the National Capital Region. 

In September 2005, Captain Campbell was assigned to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's National Joint Terrorism Task Force (NJTTF) as the Mass Transportation Liaison.  In this assignment, he facilitated the dissemination of intelligence to mass transportation industry law enforcement and security stakeholders. He established and managed NJTTF's transit sector related programs such as the Connecting Communities Public Transportation Emergency Preparedness Workshop, the FBI NJTTF Rail Liaison Agent Program and the Mass Transit Police Chiefs Secure Video Teleconference Intelligence Briefing.

In July 2010, Captain Campbell was assigned as the MTPD District One Commander where he helped the Department implement the CompStat crime control model.   District One realized an immediate drop in violent and property crime during his tenure as the District Commander.

In May 2011, Captain Campbell was promoted to Deputy Chief of Police.  During his tenure as Deputy Chief of Police, he held commands for the Homeland Security Intelligence and Investigations Bureau, the Administrative Services Bureau, and the Executive Office of the Chief. Under his leadership, the MTPD acquired a state of the art Computer Aided Dispatch and Records Management System, implemented Electronic Field Reporting, established security requirements for the Metrorail Silver Line, and led the effort to change the crime of indecent exposure from a misdemeanor to a probable cause misdemeanor in the District of Columbia.

Deputy Chief Campbell holds a Bachelor's Degree in Administration of Criminal Justice from George Mason University and a Master's Degree in National Security Studies and Homeland Defense from the United States Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California. He is a graduate of the FBI National Academy, a member of the International Chiefs of Police, a member of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives, and a member of the National Domestic Preparedness Coalition. 

 

Major Josh A. Minix (Chief, Support Services Branch)

Major Josh A. Minix joined the National Institutes Health (NIH), Division of Police in September 2017, as the Chief, Support Services Branch after serving 10 years as a Law Enforcement Specialist, Senior Instructor, at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC), the largest law enforcement training organization in the United States.  He has 24 years of military and federal law enforcement experience including 10 years of instructional and curriculum development experience at the federal level.

His experience with FLETC began in 2007 as an Instructor in the Physical Techniques Division where he provided instruction in officer response tactics, control tactics, Use of Force, Instructor techniques and specialized in training and equipping law enforcement officers and agents with vital law enforcement skills in basic and advanced tactics. In 2010, he was promoted to Senior Instructor. He provided specialized instruction as a Basic Tactics and Active Threat subject matter expert to include coordinating the Basic Tactics Instructor Training Program. In 2012, he was assigned to the Training Innovation Division, currently the Leadership and International Capacity Building Division. He planned and executed the Federal Law Enforcement Training Accreditation-accredited, FLETC Law Enforcement Instructor Training Program and designed and delivered customized presentations for Interpol's Organized Crime of the Americas. In 2013, he was assigned to provide instruction in the Active (Shooter) Threat training Program and the Active (Shooter) Threat Instructor Training Program which are part of a White House Initiative to provide standardized training to local, state and federal law enforcement agencies. 

Mr. Minix served in the United States Marine Corps Infantry from 1993-1997.  During his enlistment, he was selected to serve as a member of the Presidential Honor Guard and World Famous Body Bearers in Washington, DC. In 1997, he was hired by the Department of Interior's United States Park Police. From 1997-2004, he was assigned to the Operations Division in Washington, DC serving in various roles such as Patrol Officer, Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Officer, Counter-Sniper, SWAT Instructor, and Active Shooter Instructor.  From 2004-2007, he served as a Patrol and Counter-Sniper Supervisor in the New York Field Office.