Chattanooga police Chief Bobby Dodd on Thursday afternoon announced his new administrative staff, and he named Assistant Chief Mike Williams to become deputy chief.
Chief Williams will handle day-to-day operations in the department.
Also, two police captains are being promoted to assistant chiefs – former sector 1 Patrol Capt. Thomas B. Kennedy and former criminal investigations division Capt. James T. “Tim” Carroll. Assistant Chief Kennedy will head the uniform services command, and Assistant Chief Carroll will lead the investigations command.
Police Department spokeswoman Jerri Weary said the changes were made in the department Wednesday and were effective immediately.
Assistant Chief Stanley C. Maffett will continue to serve as chief of administration and support services, she said.
All four officers have longtime police experience.
* Deputy Chief Williams is a 27-year veteran of the Chattanooga Police Department but has a combined 37 years of experience, including 10 years with the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office. Through those years, he has served in special operations, special weapons and tactics, hostage negotiation, and tactical and narcotics operations. He is a board member of the International Association of Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors.
* Assistant Chief Kennedy is a 26-year veteran of the Chattanooga Police Department and the son of former Fire and Police Commissioner Tom Kennedy. His police experience, aside from patrol commands, includes property crimes.
* Assistant Chief Carroll is a 28-year veteran of the Chattanooga Police Department but he has a combined 33 years of law enforcement experience, including five years of service with the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office. He is a former president of the Fraternal Order of Police.
* Assistant Chief Maffett is a 36-year veteran of the Chattanooga Police Department and has worked in the training, patrol and crime scene divisions and the city jail.