After an internal investigation on the department’s funding, possible misconduct and a public resignation by the former leader of the police department, Ringgold, Georgia, has named its new police chief.
Jennifer Jones, a former detective with the Ringgold Police Department, will serve as chief.
Former police Chief Dan Bilbrey gave a passionate speech in January about how his department is underfunded, overlooked and how morale with his employees was consistently low.
A week later, Bilbrey told the Times Free Press that Ringgold’s city manager, Dan Wright, put a tracking device on his car without his knowledge. Wright declined to comment on the allegation.
The internal investigation looked at budgetary concerns, tracker placement procedures, equipment and vehicles, compensation and benefits and usable space in the police department.