City of Chesapeake, Virginia - Police Department

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Chiefs of the Chesapeake Police Department

Colonel Wilbur E. Sears

Chief of Police - Jan. 1, 1963 to Jun. 30, 1969
Director of Public Safety - Jul. 1, 1969 to Oct. 31, 1975
28 years of Police Service

Colonel Albion B. Roane, Jr.

Chief of Police - Jul. 1, 1969 to Nov. 15, 1971
Chief of Training - Nov. 16, 1971 to Sept. 30, 1974
28 years of Police Service

Colonel Roland A. Lakoski

Chief of Police - Nov. 16, 1971 to Apr. 30, 1990
31 years of Police Service

Colonel Ian M. Shipley, Jr.

Chief of Police - May 1, 1990 to Oct. 6, 1996
32 years of Police Service

Colonel Richard A. Justice

Chief of Police - Oct. 6, 1996 to Present

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