RaShall M. Brackney

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RaShall M. Brackney has been Charlottesville's Police Chief since summer 2018. [1] She is the first African-American woman to serve as the city’s police chief. Brackney succeeded Al Thomas, the city’s first African-American police chief.

Brackney became Charlottesville’s first Black woman police chief in 2018. She replaced the former chief, Al Thomas, who retired amid fallout from the Unite the Right rally. Before joining the Charlottesville Police Department, Brackney was a 30-year veteran from the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police and served as the former police chief of George Washington University.

RaShall M. Brackney

Biographical Information

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Finalists: Dallas police chief job

Brackney was selected as a finalist and will receive an interview. She is the only woman finalist and one of two who work outside of Texas.

Dallas announced finalists for the position in a Thursday December 10, 2020 morning press release. The position will be open following the resignation of Police Chief U. Reneé Hall, who decided to step down following fallout from summer protests and increased crime in the city, according to The Dallas Morning News. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, community panels and interviews getting conducted virtually instead of in crowded forums. The city of Dallas hired a firm in October 2020 to lead the national search for its next police chief. The firm conducted community surveys in November 2020, and it received 36 applications for the position. Dallas hopes to have a new police chief selected by January 1, 2021.

Biography

Brackney grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and is the daughter of a white father and a black mother. She has over 30 years of police experience in Pittsburgh and for George Washington University. In her late 40's, Brackney received a master's and a Ph.D. She is married to Stefan Wheelock. [2]

References

  1. Web. Brackney officially chosen as Charlottesville police chief, Chris Suarez, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, May 21, 2018, retrieved May 28, 2018.
  2. Web. At Chamber lunch, Brackney gets "real," discusses race challenges, Melissa Castro, News Article, Charlottesville Daily Progress, August 28, 2018, retrieved August 30, 2018.

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