A 30-year law enforcement veteran who currently serves as a captain at Hall County Sheriff’s Office will be the new police chief in Cleveland.
The Cleveland City Council voted Monday night to name Jeff Shoemaker of a Clermont address in White County to the city’s top law enforcement post.
Shoemaker previously worked at Whitfield County Sheriff’s Office, Jefferson and Gainesville police departments. His most recent time with Hall County Sheriff’s Office began in 2002 and he currently is responsible for the Jail Division.
He is a 2020 graduate of Liberty University with a bachelor of science in criminal justice and a minor in homeland security. In 2019, he attended the 275