CLEVELAND, Tenn. – The Cleveland Police Department has a new command staff and has expanded the number of its master patrol officers.
In a recent meeting, Chief Mark Gibson introduced Capts. Stacy Smith and Robert Harbison and a number of newly appointed master patrol officers – patrol officers with advanced skills – to the Cleveland City Council.
“I think they’ve had a great career with the police department, and they’ve always stood up and done what I needed them to do, what I asked them to do,” said Gibson of the two captains, whose promotions were announced Oct. 16. “I really expect a lot out of them.”
Cleveland Police Chief Mark Gibson, left, introduces master patrol officers Antony Cochran, Jody Musselwhite, Brandy Brown, Travis Graig and Kody Fox during the Nov. 9 Cleveland City Council meeting.Smith, a 16-year veteran of the Cleveland Police Department, serves as captain of operations, according to a department announcement. He served five years as a patrolman, followed by five years as investigator with the Criminal Investigations Division and the Special Investigations Unit. He subsequently held positions as a patrol team supervisor and as a shift commander after he was promoted to lieutenant in 2012.
Harbison, who has spent 21 years of his 22-year career in law enforcement with the Cleveland Police Department, serves as captain of professional standards. He has served on patrol and as investigator with the Criminal Investigations Division. Harbison has supervised the division since 2008, when he was promoted to lieutenant.