Gina V. Hawkins

Chief of Police

Release: IMMEDIATE                     Contact: Sgt. S. Strepay, Public Information Officer

Date: August 17, 2017                    Phone: (910) 433-1374

Swearing in Ceremony for Chief Gina V. Hawkins

(Fayetteville, NC) – The Fayetteville Police Department invites members of the public to attend the swearing in ceremony for Police Chief Gina V. Hawkins on Friday, August 18, 2017 at 6:00 pm.

The ceremony will be held at the Seabrook Auditorium on the campus of Fayetteville State University, located at 1200 Murchison Road, and will begin at 6:00 pm.

Chief Gina. V. Hawkins joins the Fayetteville Police Department after nearly 29 years of experience in law enforcement. Chief Hawkins has molded her career and life by serving the people within the community and the people with whom she works.

Chief Hawkins started her career in 1988 with the City of Atlanta Police Department. While at the City of Atlanta Police Department, Chief Hawkins worked in the Patrol, Crime Analysis, Investigations, and Internal Affairs divisions. She retired as an Assistant Zone Commander from the Atlanta Police Department in 2006 and went on to assist the newly formed police department in the City of Sandy Springs, Georgia as a Commander, which was formed on July 1, 2006. Chief Hawkins was instrumental in establishing an efficient, forward thinking police department and commanded units including Patrol, Internal Affairs, and Administrative Services. In 2013, Chief Hawkins joined the Clayton County Police Department as a Deputy Chief of Police where she presided at different times over both the Operational Command and the Support Service Command of the department. This provided her the experience of commanding every aspect of the Clayton County Police Department.

Please join us for the ceremonial swearing in of Chief Gina V. Hawkins.