JOHNS CREEK, Ga. â Less than a year after severing ties with Police Chief Chris Byers, the Johns Creek City Council swore in Mark Mitchell as the departmentâs new head June 21.
City Manager Ed Densmore, who served 12 years as Johns Creekâs first police chief, led the search, enlisting the help of the International Association of Chiefs of Police for the nationwide search.
âWe chose [IACP] specifically because they offered to do a turnkey selection process,â Densmore said. âAnd they were one of the few [third party search firms] that were able to incorporate community feedback using surveys and those types of functions that we were specifically looking for.â
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Mark Mitchell has been named the as Johns Creek police chief. (Courtesy of City of Johns Creek)
JOHNS CREEK, GA Mark Mitchell has been named the as new Johns Creek police chief.
A 28-year law enforcement veteran, Mitchell most recently served as the chief of staff for the Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice and prior to that was the chief of police for the City of Canton.
Mitchell becomes the third police chief in the city s 14-year history and will oversee a staff of 79 sworn police positions and more than a dozen civilian staff.
Subscribe With almost three decades of law enforcement experience, his knowledge of public engagement, building trust and creating lasting relationships within diverse communities, Mark is an ideal fit for our community, City Manager Ed Densmore said. He has an intimate understanding of what it takes to run an agency the size of ours, and he brings an appreciation for the exceptional level of service Johns Creek residents expect and dese
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