Police chief erika shields came out as a lesbian in a new magazine profile becoming the first ever openly gay top cop at the atlanta police department.
Atlanta police chief erika shields husband. Atlanta police chief erika shields on tuesday wrote a check for 10 000 to the city returning the year end bonus she received from former mayor kasim reed s administration. Atlanta mayor keisha lance bottoms announced the resignation of police chief erika shields after rayshard brooks was killed by an atlanta officer in a struggle following a field sobriety test. Before joining the agency as a patrol officer in 1995 chief shields worked as a stockbroker in boston. Early life and education.
You could argue that there s no better or no worse time to be a police chief in atlanta than right now. Human remains found on property of lori vallow s husband chad daybell arrested in missing kids. Shields is a native of upstate new york. Chief erika shields age.
Mayor kasim reed named shields the city s new chief in december to replace a retiring george turner. Erika had served in the position of a police chief since december 2016. She was the second woman to lead the atlanta police. Chief erika shields career.
Her age will e updated soon. Photograph by john fulton. She earned a bachelor of arts degree in international studies from webster university and a master s degree in criminal justice from saint leo university. Atlanta police chief erika shields has resigned as indicated by city mayor keisha lance bottoms.
Chief shields has a tough mindset. For the third time in just two weeks i have spent the better part of a day reviewing. She is also an advocate for 21 st century policing with a focus on reducing crime while also strengthening trust and collaboration with our communities. Shields had served in the situation since december 2016.
The suit is filed against atlanta police chief erika shields and mayor keisha lance bottoms. Fired atlanta officers file suit against mayor police chief two police officers who were fired after video showed them using stun guns on a couple of college students during a large protest in.