Chief of the Charlottesville Police Department
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The Chief of the Charlottesville Police Department is the head and senior-most officer to serve in the Charlottesville Police Department (CPD). The incumbent manages the day-to-day operations of the CPD.
In the City's council-manager form of government, the chief of police is appointed by the city manager and reports to the city council. In recent years, Council has taken an advisory role in appointing the chief of police (and the city attorney).
List of police chiefs
| Name | Term Start | Term End | Years of Service | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spottswood M. Keller | July 1, 1888 | |||
| John L. Walters[1] | July 1895 | Served one term | ||
| Spottswood M. Keller | July 1895[2] | February 15, 1898 | Died in office [3] | |
| Thomas M. Keller | February 1898 | March 1898 | ||
| Frank P. Farish | March 10, 1898[4] | September 4, 1902 | Died in office | |
| T. Alonzo Trice | 1902 | 1914 | 12 | |
| D. C. Grady | 1914 | August 1, 1915 | ||
| Zitie L. Damron | August 1, 1915 | August 1, 1917 | ||
| A. L. Henderson | August 1, 1917 | August 31, 1918 | ||
| Zitie L. Damron | September 1, 1918 | September 27, 1926 | ||
| I. Lindsay Leafe | September 27, 1926 | |||
| Maurice F. Greaver | November 4, 1926 | acting | ||
| Maurice F. Greaver | November 5, 1926 | 1953 | 27 | |
| James E. Adams | 14 | |||
| Connie O. Durham | 3 | |||
| John DeKoven Bowen | 23 | |||
| John M. Wolford | 3 | |||
| Julian W. “Buddy” Rittenhouse | 4 | |||
| Timothy Longo, Sr. | 2001 | 2016 | 15 | |
| Alfred S. Thomas, Jr | 2016 | 2018 | 2 | |
| RaShall M. Brackney | 2018 | 2021 | ||
| Vacant | 2021 | 2023 | ||
| Michael P. Kochis | 2023 |
Recent Timeline of Charlottesville's Chief of Police appointments
2023
- Michael P. Kochis was appointed permanent Chief of Police of the Charlottesville Police Department on January 16, 2023. He succeeded Police Chief RaShall Brackney who left in September 2021.
2022
- Latroy A. Durrette, appointed Interim Chief of Police. [5] An active search for a permanent Chief of Police is underway. [6]
2021
- Police Chief RaShall Brackney was let go in September. Brackney has since filed a lawsuit against city officials over wrongful termination.
2018
- May 15: City Manager Maurice Jones recommended RaShall M. Brackney to replace Al Thomas as Charlottesville’s chief of police. Jones said Brackney was the top choice out of 169 applicants.
- May 16: In a Facebook Live video, Mayor Nikuyah Walker expressed concerns she had with the police chief selection process. In the video, Walker said there is a disconnect between the City Manager, the City Council and other leaders in Charlottesville. “We were kept out of the process,” she said, referring to the search for a police chief. “Council was not able to participate at every stage of this process.”
- May 21: At its regular Monday meeting, the Charlottesville City Council (2018-2019) formally considered Dr. Brackney's appointment. The council approved a resolution blessing the decision of City Manager Maurice Jones to hire her.[7]
- June 18: Dr. RaShall M. Brackney was sworn in by Charlottesville Circuit Court Clerk Llezelle Dugger as Charlottesville’s next Chief of Police on Monday at 1 p.m. in City Council Chambers. [8]
2017
- December 18: Serving less than two years, Police Chief Al Thomas resigned. The city issued a release this Monday afternoon that said Thomas would be retiring, effective immediately. At the last regular meeting of the Charlottesville City Council (2016-2017), City Manager Maurice Jones's announced choice of Deputy Chief Gary Pleasants as acting chief until an interim one could be named, drew complaints. Speakers at the council blasted the decision. “I think this is unacceptable,” said councilor-elect Nikuyah Walker. “There is no trust here.”
2016
- April 18: City Manager Maurice Jones announced Lexington Police Chief Al Thomas as his pick to head the Charlottesville Police Department, and Charlottesville City Council (2016-2017) approved Thomas, who is the city’s first black police chief. Thomas was one of 63 applicants, says Jones, in a search that was “deep” and involved three rounds of interviews. [9]
- May 23: Police Chief Al Thomas started the new job.
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References
- ↑ Web. [1], Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises
- ↑ Web. [2]
- ↑ Web. VIRGINIA NEWS, Alexandria Gazette. (Alexandria, D.C.), 16 Feb. 1898. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.
- ↑ Web. [3]
- ↑ Web. Acting Chief Latroy A. Durrette, City of Charlottesville, retrieved May 30, 2022.
- ↑ Web. [https://infocville.com/2022/05/21/charlottesville-opening-up-search-for-new-police-chief/ Charlottesville opening up police chief search], Sean Tubbs, News Article, Town Crier Productions, May 21, 2022, retrieved May 30, 2022.
- ↑ Web. Brackney officially chosen as Charlottesville police chief, Chris Suarez, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, May 21, 2018, retrieved May 28, 2018.
- ↑ Web. Brackney sworn in as Charlottesville police chief, Chris Suarez, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, June 18, 2018, retrieved June 18, 2021.
- ↑ Web. Thomas is Charlottesville’s first black police chief, Lisa Provence, News Article, April 20, 2016, retrieved April 18, 2021.