He joined the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in 1970 and was posted to Alberta following recruit training. He was transferred to Toronto in 1974, and then in 1981 to Calgary. He became an officer in 1986 and served in Ottawa and New Brunswick. In 1993, he became Chief Superintendent in charge of Criminal Operations in Quebec. In 1995, he was promoted to Assistant Commissioner and he was promoted to Deputy Commissioner in 1998, responsible for National Headquarters. In 1999, he became the Deputy Commissioner, Organized Crime and Operational Policy. Chief Superintendent (Ch Supt/CSP; colloquially Chief Super) is a senior rank in the Police Forces. ...
Joseph Philip Robert Murray served as 19th Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, from June 25, 1994 - September 1, 2000. ... Commissioner is the highest rank of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). ... This article is about the year 2000. ...
Zaccardelli resigned his post one day after testifying before a Commons committee for a second time, in December 2006, saying the timeline he gave in his first appearance that September was inaccurate.
Zaccardelli faces intense scrutiny as reports surface that police knew that Roszko monitored police radio scanners and was not under surveillance, despite his criminal past and possession of firearms.
Zaccardelli is appointed the 20th commissioner of the RCMP.