Vince Hawkes
J.V.N. "Vince" Hawkes is the former Commissioner of the Ontario Provincial Police. He became the Commissioner on March 29, 2014. Hawkes retired as Commissioner and from the OPP on November 2, 2018, with Deputy Commissioner Brad Blair becoming the Interim Commissioner on November 3, 2018. Life and career. Hawkes is a native of Hull, Quebec, and he joined the OPP in 1984. He attended the University of Ottawa (graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree) and later the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management (Police Leadership Program). Hawkes is also a graduate of the international Leadership  in Counter Terrorism program. He became Deputy Commissioner for Investigations and Organized Crime in 2006, and Deputy Commissioner for Field Operations in 2010. Commissioner. Hawkes assumed command of the OPP on March 29, 2014, taking over from Christopher D. Lewis. In September 2018, Hawkes announced that November 2, 2018, would be his last day as Commissioner, since he would be retiring, amid much controversy over his last year of work, with regards to treatment of officers experiencing PTSD and other issues.