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Rick Edwards

Chief of Police
Richmond Police Department, Virginia
Richmond, Virginia, United States

Chief Rick Edwards joined the Richmond (VA) Police Department in 1999. He held positions as a Patrol Officer, ATF Task Force Officer, Aggravated Assault / Sex Crimes Detective, and Homicide Detective. In 2012, he was promoted to the rank of Patrol Sergeant. In 2013, he was assigned as a Detective Sergeant in the Homicide Unit. In 2017, he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant where he served in Sector 411 and later in the Major Crimes Division. In 2020, he was promoted to the rank of Captain where he commanded the 1st Precinct. In 2021, he was assigned as the Acting Major overseeing Patrol Services – Area 1. In October of 2022, he was tapped to be the Acting Chief of Police for the City of Richmond and formally sworn in as Richmond’s 24th Chief of Police on July 24, 2023.

Chief Edwards has a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Richmond in Criminal Justice. He played basketball at UR and played professionally in Europe. He is a graduate 79th session of the Police Executive Research Forum’s (PERF) Senior Management Institute for Police (SMIP) and the 51st session of VACP’s Professional Executive Leadership School (PELS) at the University of Richmond.

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