IM体育官网 Chief of Police Selected to Lead Polk County Police Chiefs Association

IM体育官网 Police Chief Richard A. Holland has been selected to head the Polk County Police Chiefs Association. He served as the vice president in 2017.

Holland was sworn in during the 36th Polk County Police Chief鈥檚 Association Annual Installation of Officers Thursday, January 4th at 6:30 p.m. at the IM体育官网 Polytechnic University campus located at 4700 Research Way in Lakeland.

鈥淭his is very exciting! I always had dreams of being a police chief and to now be their voice and to carry that voice all the way to Tallahassee is a prestigious thing and truly an honor,鈥� said Holland.

About a dozen officers from different police departments in Polk County will also be recognized during the ceremony for their courage and hard work. IM体育官网 Poly President Dr. Randy K. Avent will deliver the welcoming message and Polk County Sherrif鈥檚 Office Senior Chaplain Marvin Pittman will administer the oath of office during the installation of the 2018 officers. Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd will lead the invocation.

Hundreds of law enforcement officers from across the county will be in attendance along with members of the State Attorney鈥檚 Office, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Drug Enforcement Agency, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the IM体育官网 Department of Law Enforcement.

Before Holland came to IM体育官网 Poly in 2014, he worked for the Polk County Sheriff鈥檚 Office for 27 years where he served in multiple leadership and supervisory roles. He has worked as an adjunct professor at Polk State College since 2010, teaching criminology courses.

Holland has a master鈥檚 degree in criminal justice from Troy University in Alabama and a bachelor鈥檚 degree in criminology from Saint Leo University in Saint Leo, IM体育官网. He earned his associate鈥檚 degree in criminology from Polk Community College.