Farmville’s next Chief of Police, Curtis Lee Davis, is currently serving his last two weeks as Deputy Chief of the Roanoke Police . Davis will have been on the Roanoke Dept. for 26 years before his move to Farmville on March 16th.
With the Former Chief of Police, Doug Mooney’s retirement in January, the Town Counsel has been eager to fill the vacancy.
“The Police Chief is appointed by Council and then reports to the town manager,” said Gerry Spates, Farmville Town Manager. “This leads to committee interviews in which they select several candidates for the entire Council to interview.”
With over 50 applicants only 10 were interviewed according to Spates, even with this large turn out the position was filled within two short months.
Davis has expressed his excitement for this new step in his career, and is looking forward to become a new citizen of Farmville.
“I think it’s a wonderful town, I’ve heard nothing but great things,” said Davis. “I’m most excited about meeting the people and having an opportunity to put together a philosophy of policing that’s best suited for us as a whole.”
According to Davis, his expectations are to meet with the citizens from the town as well as the students from local universities to get an idea about how the community sees law enforcement working in the future.
“So I’m not really coming in with expectations for any changes to start with, its more about communication,” said Davis. "I want people to know I'm very personable, I'm not going to be hard to find and I'll be very easy to reach."
"For years law enforcement have tried to come across as perfect, and we all know that's impossible to achieve," said Davis. "So that means you have to be humble, and I'm very humble coming into this business knowing the people allow me to serve them, i'm not entitled to anything."
Davis' date in which he is set to be sworn in as Chief of Police has not yet been set, stay tuned to The Rotunda for more information.
Farmville’s future Chief of Police Curtis Lee Davis.
