I have emphasized that I alone am not the face of the department, rather, it is men and women who diligently serve in the department who are the face of the department. With the weekly, if not daily, use of the department's Facebook page and my own Twitter page, the department met this goal.Īnother area for improvement was to get more officers of the organization involved in aspects of the community. Increasing the use of social media was an area of improvement. The analysis showed that the RPD has a long record of accomplishment in several areas of the recommended pillars of the report, with some areas in need of strategic improvement. To stay ahead of trends of modern policing, all supervisors at and above the rank of lieutenant reviewed and submitted an analysis on the President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing final report. On June 1, I took the helm as Roxboro police chief with a vision to increase community policing, improve technology, implement succession planning and improve the professionalism of the department. James Wilson took on a new endeavor in September to become the chief of police for the town of Norwood. In April, Chief Todd Boycher retired and the city began the search for a new chief of police.Īfter 13 years of service with RPD, Sgt.

The year 2015 brought a lot of changes for the Roxboro Police Department (RPD). In the January edition of the column, Chief Hess will provide a brief Year in Review for 2015.

Personians can submit questions to the chief to be answered in the next edition and the chief will provide updates on community policing initiatives, safety awareness and other happenings in the city. Add To Favorites A look back at the law enforcement yearĮditor's note: As part of his dedication to community policing and making himself available to the public, new Roxboro Police Chief David Hess and The Courier-Times have partnered together to print a monthly chief's column, which will be published the first Saturday of each month.

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