Erika shields is the 24 th chief of the city of atlanta police department appointed in december 2016.
Erika shields chief of police atlanta. Photograph by john fulton. Shields will continue with the department in. Atlanta police chief erika shields has resigned according to city mayor keisha lance bottoms. She is an advocate for 21 st century policing with a focus on reducing crime while also strengthening trust and collaboration with our communities.
Mayor reed names erika shields as next atlanta police chief duration. Chief shields has a tough mindset on crime but a compassionate and proactive approach to working with the community and its leaders while. 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. Erika shields is an american law enforcement officer who served as the 24th chief of police of atlanta from 2016 to 2020.
Fox 5 atlanta 963 views. Shields joined the atlanta police department in 1995. Officer at center of george floyd s death committed murder. Although 2016 was atlanta s deadliest year in.
Mayor kasim reed named shields the city s new chief in december to replace a retiring george turner. Atlanta s chief of police erika shields has come out as a lesbian in a magazine profile making history as the first openly gay individual to rise to the top of the department in the city. You could argue that there s no better or no worse time to be a police chief in atlanta than right now. Deputy chief erika shields was named atlanta s 24th chief of police thursday replacing george turner who is retiring.
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.