He was heading the Green Ribbon task force, notably during the period of the Paul Bernardo high-profile murders of two teenage girls, Kristen French and Leslie Mahaffy in the early 1990s.

Chief Bevan is an active member of a number of associations, boards and committees such as: On March 9, 2004, he admitted Ottawa Police's role in Maher Arar case of deportation and torture in Syria.

[3] The Canadian Commission of Inquiry, led by Dennis O'Connor, later revealed details about the Ottawa Police role in the affair.

[6] In July 2006, Vince Bevan announced that he would retire as Ottawa's police chief, officially ending his term, on March 31, 2007.

[7][8][9] Durham Regional Police Service Chief and former RCMP officer Vernon White was appointed as Bevan's replacement.