You will be sorely missed, Chief Burns. Palo Alto has been so lucky to have such a kind, gentle and compassionate Chief such as you.

Wishing you the best in the next chapter of life

I will greatly miss Chief Burns, a kind and ethical man, excellent manager, intentionally fair and thoughtful (as you can see in this interview) person. He has served our community with distinction.

I wish him the very best in his well-earned retirement.

Thank you, Chief Burns, for giving us your best work for so many years.

Chief Burns has been a terrific police officer....and an even better human being. Thank you for your service to Palo Alto.
You will be missed here. I wish him a bright and happy future. It is well deserved!

Chief Burns. Thank you for your service. We will miss you.

Oh, my, now you have me remembering the days of Officers John Costa and Dennis Burns -- there weren't many duos like those two. Cheers to Chief Burns (and to John Costa) --- it was always a pleasure working with you. Some would say we were on "opposite" teams but I never doubted that we all strived for justice.

We believe Mr. Sheyner conveniently forgot the Jorge Hernandez, David Carlson, Albert Hopkins, Tony Ciampi cases? But most important Luis Verbrea... The PAPD sex crime detective who stopped unsuspecting females and raped them in the back of his squad car... All under the careful eyes of Dennis Burns. Why no mention of these cases....during his illustrious career.. We know why, the Palo Alto Weekly has enjoyed a very confortable relationship with the PAPD... Bed fellows...The article should be renamed the PAPD Weekly. Waiting now for Mr. Sheyner to censor or delete comment....

Well there's a list of people we could name our schools after.

Congratulations Chief! Enjoy your retirement and thank you for your service. Professional in every sense of the word.

Hi Mark,
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>> All of the cases you've mentioned involved members of the PAPD engaged in unconstitutional police conduct. Thanks for not letting these cases, and the human beings behind them, slip from the public consciousness.
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>> The cases you recall-mentioned involved officers extracting coerced false confessions leading to wrongful convictions. Officers engaged in extreme police brutality, motivated by racial animus. Polices officers engaged in sex crimes, and convicted for their crimes, but given sentences that were no more then mere slaps on the wrist.
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>> Cases where but for subsequent crime lab work; an innocent person might well have been wrongfully convicted of molesting a child.
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>> And of course there is your case, and Tony Ciampi's case, both of which haunt not just you and Tony, but the community at large. And let's not forget the Jameel Douglas case.
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>> Palo Alto must face the truth of this horrendous legacy of police crimes before we will be truly able to move forward as a just and compassionate community.
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>> Mark, thanks for not letting me or the community forget.
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>> Aram

congratulations cousin Dennis Burns. glad to have you join us retired folks. hope to be down to see you sometime soon.