Atlanta Police Chief Shields

Before joining the agency as a patrol officer in 1995 chief shields worked as a stockbroker in boston.

Atlanta police chief shields. Mayor reed names erika shields as next atlanta police chief duration. For more than two decades i have served alongside some of the finest women and men in the atlanta police department shields wrote in a statement released later on saturday afternoon. Chief shields has a tough mindset on crime but a compassionate and proactive approach to working with the community and its leaders while. She was the second woman to lead the atlanta police.

Atlanta atlanta mayor keisha lance bottoms said atlanta police chief erika shields has resigned following the death of a black man at the hands of an atlanta police officer last night. Atlanta police chief erika shields has resigned according to city mayor keisha lance bottoms. Atlanta cbs46 atlanta police chief erika shields resigned her position saturday afternoon less than 24 hours after an apd officer shot and killed rayshard brooks after a struggle in. Mayor kasim reed named shields the city s new chief in december to replace a retiring george turner.

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 police chief erika shields resigns after shooting death of rayshard brooks video released of moment man was shot killed by police outside atlanta wendy s family says man killed by. Shields had served in the position since december 2016. Erika shields is the 24 th chief of the city of atlanta police department appointed in december 2016.

Officer at center of george floyd s death committed murder. Early life and education. Shields is a native of upstate new york. 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.

Shields will continue with the department in.