The city of Beverly Hills released a photograph of Alfred Poirier when he was hired in 2022. (photo courtesy of the city of Beverly Hills)

Beverly Hills Police Department detectives arrested a former deputy fire chief of the Beverly Hills Fire Department on Sept. 21 on suspicion of stalking and vandalism.

The suspect, identified as Alfred Poirier, of Santa Clarita, is accused of posting flyers with computer-generated images at city facilities on multiple different occasions. BHPD Capt. Kevin Orth described the flyers as being placed on city buildings but did not have details about information, photographs or content on them. Detectives are continuing to investigate. The BHPD will release additional information as the investigation progresses.

Poirier served with the BHFD from 2022 until his retirement in April 2026. Prior to the BHFD, Poirier served for 36 years with the Los Angeles Fire Department. The crimes in Beverly Hills allegedly occurred after he retired. However, specific dates were not available.

Poirier was booked at the Beverly Hills Police Department and released on $150,000 bail. He is scheduled to appear on Nov. 22 in the Los Angeles County Superior Court’s Airport Courthouse.

Anyone with information is urged to call BHPD detectives at (310)285-2125. Anonymous reports can be made by texting TIP BHPDALERT to 888777, followed by the tip information, or by visiting nixle.us/tip/bhpdalert. Tips may also be submitted to Crime Stoppers at (800)222-8477, or by visiting lacrimestoppers.org.