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Town of Leesburg
News Release
For Immediate Release
Media Contact:
Betsy Arnett, Public Information Officer
barnett@leesburgva.gov 703-771-2734
Gregory Brown Named Leesburg’s Next Chief of Police
Brown, currently with the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office, will begin his new
position on October 3, 2016.
Leesburg, VA (July 26, 2016) – Town Manager Kaj
Dentler announced today that Gregory Brown has
been selected as the Town’s new Chief of Police.
He will begin his duties on October 3, 2016.
A Captain with the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office,
Greg Brown is currently commander of the Eastern
Loudoun Station. Mr. Brown has been with the
Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office since 1997. During
his time with Loudoun County, he has served as a
patrol deputy, School Resource Officer, criminal
investigator, and an undercover officer in vice,
narcotics and gangs. He subsequently served as a
supervisor in each of these units as well as a
member of the Emergency Response Team (SWAT),
and the Honor Guard. In addition, he has served as
the Deputy Director overseeing all Basic Law
Enforcement Training at the Northern Virginia
Criminal Justice Academy. Prior to joining the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office, Mr. Brown was
an officer with the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Police Department.
Mr. Brown holds a Master’s Degree in Justice Administration from the University of Louisville
and a Bachelor’s Degree from Ramapo College of New Jersey. He is a graduate of University of
Louisville’s Southern Police Institute’s Administrative Officers Course where he obtained a
Graduate Certificate in Police Executive Leadership. Additionally, Greg recently completed the
Mentoring Potential Chief Executive Officers Program which is a comprehensive two-year
program co-sponsored by Cedarville University and the National Organization of Black Law
Enforcement Executives. He is a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police
(IACP), National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE), and Alpha Phi
Alpha, Fraternity Inc.
"I am both honored and humbled to have been chosen as the Town of Leesburg's next chief of
police,” Mr. Brown commented. “I look forward to serving and partnering with the community
beside the men and women of the Leesburg Police Department in order to further solidify a
culture of trust and legitimacy with the citizens, visitors, and businesses of our town."
The recruitment and selection process used to hire the Town’s new police chief was designed to
be both deliberate and inclusive. The Town retained the professional services of the
International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) to manage the search process which
included the involvement of individual stakeholders and the community at-large to develop a
position profile. More than eighty candidates applied for the position of which twenty-one
candidates were selected for telephone interviews. Six candidates were then selected for
on-site interviews before two (2) finalists were selected for further consideration. The finalists
were interviewed by the Town Council, and participated in a forum with a community panel.
The Town Manager then met individually with each of the finalists before making the decision
to hire Mr. Brown.
Dentler stated that “Mr. Brown distinguished himself throughout the process as the best
candidate for the position of police chief. His professional integrity and approach to community
policing in the 21st century along with his broad experience with the County of Loudoun
Sheriff’s Office were important factors in the selection process. I look forward to working with
Mr. Brown in the police department’s mission to serve and protect the community”.
A swearing in ceremony is expected to be scheduled for late September.
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