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District 10 ( continued ) On June 21 , 2021 , Chief Renan Lopez de Azua began as the Morrow Police Chief . Chief Lopez previously served as a Major with the Brookhaven Police Department .
On June 30 , 2021 , Newnan Police Chief Douglas L . “ Buster ” Meadows retired after 48 years of service with the department and 19 years as its Chief .
On July 1 , 2021 , Timothy B . Blankenship Jr . began his service as the Newnan Police Chief .
Chief Chuck Kelly was awarded Life Membership by the GACP Executive Board February 23 , 2021 .
District 11 Chief David Hill was named as Acting Chief of the Stone Mountain Park Police on February 23 , 2021 .
District 11 ( continued ) The Chamblee Police Department moved into their new 48,516 square foot police and court building the first week of April . For a virtual tour , go to : https :// fb . watch / 5tkD1Cdzmu
Decatur Police Chief James ‘ Mike ’ Booker retired April 7 , 2021 , after serving more than 30 years with the department and 15 of those as chief . Deputy Chief Scott Richards was appointed as Acting Police Chief until the selection process for the new chief is completed .
On April 5 , 2021 Chief Brent Christopher was appointed as the Bowdon Police Chief .
Holly Springs Police Chief Michael Carswell retired April 12 , 2021 after 37 years of law enforcement service and four years as the police chief .
District 11 ( continued ) Chief Raymond Elliot with the Stone Mountain Park Police Department passed away on April 16 , 2021 . He was 61 years old .
Keith Zgonc was appointed as the Smyrna Police Chief on April 19 , 2021 .
On May 3 , 2021 , Tommy L . Keheley was named as the Holly Springs Police Chief .
On June 21 , 2021 , Chief Mark J . Mitchell became the Johns Creek Chief of Police . Chief Mitchell will be the third Police Chief since the city was founded 14 years ago . He previously served as the police chief in Canton as well as the Chief of Staff at the Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice .
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