Administration

Chattanooga Police Department Executive Staff

The Executive Staff of the Chattanooga Police Department is made up of the Chief of Police, the Chief of Staff, two Executive Chiefs, and two Assistant Chiefs.

Chief Of Police Celeste Murphy 

Police Chief Celeste Murphy is a 25-year law enforcement veteran. Chief Murphy brings a demonstrated ability to reduce crime and a proven commitment to community policing.

Chief Murphy, helped drive and maintain a double-digit decrease in overall crime in her precincts as Deputy Chief of the Field Operations Division, and has also led department efforts to provide educational and life skills to the city’s youth, including working with local nonprofits to provide alternative pathways to criminal justice involvement.

“As chief, I will bring every resource, every relationship, and every ounce of experience to meet this challenge and keep our city and our neighborhoods safe,” Murphy said. “We are going to expose the humanity in each other by embracing what we have in common. We will work together instead of against each other through conversations and partnerships between the department and the community. And we will enhance both our focus on stopping crime as well as our work to address its root causes.”

Over the last two decades, Murphy rose through the ranks at the Atlanta Police Department, serving as patrol officer, detective, sergeant, lieutenant, captain, major and deputy chief. She has worked in or supervised every division of the department, including Special Operations, Special Projects, Field Operations, Strategy, and Community Services.

Executive Chief of Neighborhood Policing & Development Jerome Halbert

Executive Chief of Criminal Investigations & Special Operations Harry Sommers 

Chief of Staff Jerri Sutton

Assistant Chief of Neighborhood Policing & Development Jonathan Chambers

Assistant Chief of Criminal Investigations & Special Operations Jonathan Bryant