February 23, 2026
Fraser Winter Park Police Department Police Chief Glen Trainor Announces Upcoming Retirement After 21 Years of Service
Fraser Winter Park Police Department (FWPPD) Chief, Glen Trainor, has announced his intention to retire June 1, 2026 following 21 years of service with FWPPD and 47 years of law enforcement service throughout the course of his career. Chief Trainor has been working in Grand County for 35 years serving our local community, building connections, and ensuring safety for residents and visitors.
Winter Park Town Manager, Jon Peacock, commented on Chief Trainor’s retirement stating, “Chief Trainor has given so much to the Winter Park community in the past 20 years. Though I’m still new to Winter Park, it is clear that Chief Trainor has had a massive impact on our town and community. We are so grateful that he has spent so much of his career serving our local community and making Fraser and Winter Park better and safer places to live. While we are sorry to see him go, we also wish him the best on his well-deserved retirement.”
Chief Trainor plans to retire in June of 2026 and will help prepare the department for his departure and selecting a new Chief of Police. Recruitment for a new Police Chief is expected to begin in the coming months.
“It has been an honor to serve the Fraser and Winter Park communities. Grand County has been my home for over 30 years, and I have loved serving the residents and visitors of this great place.” Chief Trainor noted, “I know with my retirement I will be leaving the department in the capable hands of the excellent officers and staff at the Fraser Winter Park Police Department. When forming the Fraser Winter Park Police Department, it was my primary mission for our officers to serve as guardians and ambassadors for our community and to make a positive difference in the lives of those we interact with. It is my heartfelt belief that we have accomplished that and more. It is also my firm belief that this relationship will continue in my absence.”
Chief Trainor was tasked with establishing the FWPPD 21 years ago and has always served with a desire to lead from the front. He has established community policing practices, community engagement opportunities with officers, lead the charge on ensuring proper training and updated equipment for officers, and has led the department to the Lexipol Connect Gold status for adoption of policies designed to increase accountability and reduce liability for over six years in a row.
Chief Trainor leaves the department stating a desire to spend more time with his family and in the outdoors. On working with the Town and Council, Chief Trainor said, “It has been said that high-functioning organizations exist when employees are treated with dignity and respect by those above them. There is no better example of that than in the Town of Winter Park, where employees are treated exceptionally well by both the Town Administration and the Winter Park Town Council.”
Chief Trainor has announced his retirement date as June 1, 2026. More details on the recruitment process for a new Police Chief will be available soon.
