Detective Lewis served with the Toronto Police Service for over thirty years as a police officer. Detective Lewis had many postings during that time but spent almost all of his career in Criminal Investigation and the teaching of Criminal Investigation.

Prior to joining the force in 1972 Detective Lewis was a certified school teacher and taught for three years on a full time basis. Coaching football and dealing with difficult students were the main focuses of those years.

Detective Lewis, has attended both University of Toronto for Criminology and the University of Western Ontario – Liberal Arts Program. Detective Lewis attended the University of Toronto Teachers College and attained many specialized certificates in the Physical Education field.

Career – wise Detective Lewis was posted to the C.O.Bick College on four separate occasions. Detective Lewis trained the force on the Young Offenders Act when it came into effect. Detective Lewis was also on the steering committee for the law and was part of the Provincial Training team, for the legislation. Detective Lewis ran the training program for all Metro Toronto Detectives, he is an expert in the Criminal Code and has been a Expert witness in the courts.

Detective Lewis is presently the President of the TOOLSHED a consulting firm.

Detective Lewis is presently the director of the “CHILDRENS LITERACY FUND” a charity based out of Regent Park .The charity teaches all the area children to read and provides scholarships to needy students attempting to attend post secondary education.