Wednesday January 25, 2017, 1:33 PM
IMPD Chief of Police Bryan Roach has made 18 appointments to his command staff effective Wed., Jan. 25.
“I applaud Chief Bryan Roach and the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department for the incredible leadership and talented individuals who serve our community each and every day,” Mayor Joe Hogsett said. “Today begins a new chapter, which benefits from years of experience and a streamlined process that I know will serve Indianapolis well over the coming years.”
“I have the utmost confidence in each of these men and women and know they are dedicated to the work before them. I am grateful for their acceptance of the challenge before us,” Chief Roach said. “We all understand our success and the success of our city will only be as great as the trusting relationships we forge with those we serve as we do the work of building better communities.”
Appointments by Chief Roach are as follow:
Appointed to the rank of Assistant Chief:
- Randal Taylor
Appointed to the rank of Deputy Chief:
- Valerie Cunningham, Administration
- Chad Knecht, Operations
- James Waters, Investigations
Appointed to the rank of Commander:
- Christopher Bailey, Homeland Security
- Joshua Barker, North District
- Phillip Burton, Downtown District
- Michael Jefferson, Northwest District
- Dawn Snyder, Southeast District
- Michael Spears, Southwest District
- Roger Spurgeon, East District
Appointed to the rank of Major:
- James Cleek, Training Bureau
- Eric Hench, Investigations
- Susan Hill, Professional Standards
- Lorenzo Lewis, Community Engagement
- Richard Riddle, Operations Night Watch
- Tom Sellas, Homeland Security
- Kevin Wethington, Administration
SOURCE: Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department