Raymond Valois

• Rank: Commander
• Division: Valley Bureau
• Email: 30129@lapd.online

Bio

Commander Ray Valois was born in Monterey Park, California, and grew up in the Inland Empire. Prior to coming to the Los Angeles Police Department, he owned and operated a successful construction business; building commercial buildings and custom homes. Simultaneously, he served his local community as a Reserve Police Officer for Montclair Police Department. In 1990 he decided to follow his heart and joined the Los Angeles Police Department.

Commander Valois graduated from the Los Angeles Police Department Academy and was first assigned to Northeast Area patrol. The same Division where he was later assigned as the Patrol Commanding Officer. After completing probation at Northeast Area, he was assigned to North Hollywood Area, only to return to Northeast a few years later as a Field Training Officer.

In 1996, Commander Valois was promoted to Sergeant. As a Sergeant, he worked the following assignments; Southeast Area, Jail Division, Hollywood Area, North Hollywood Area, Internal Affairs Group, Office of Operations, Special Operations Bureau, and Counterterrorism and Special Operation Bureau.

In 2012, Commander Valois was promoted to Lieutenant and assigned as a Watch Commander in Hollywood Area. In 2014, he transferred to Communications Division and after a short time was given the responsibility of being the Assistant Commanding Officer of Communication Division, overseeing over 650 personnel at three separate facilities.

Commander Valois was promoted to the rank of Captain in December of 2019 and was assigned as the Northeast Patrol Commanding Officer, Foothill Patrol Commanding Officer, Office of Special Operations Commanding Officer, the Commanding Officer of Hollywood Area and the Commanding Officer of Communications Division.

Commander was promoted to his current rank in July of 2025 and is currently assigned to Operations-Valley Bureau. Operations-Valley Bureau is the largest command within the Department and includes seven area within the City – Devonshire, Foothill, Mission, North Hollywood, Topanga, Van Nuys and West Valley.

Commander Valois earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with a focus on Human Resource Management. He is a graduate of the Los Angeles Police Command Officer Development program and the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Management Course, along with completing the Sherman Block Supervisory Leadership Institute program.