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Hank Stawinski
Chief of Police
Prince George’s County Police Department
Henry P. Stawinski III, known as Hank, began his law enforcement career in 1992 with the Prince George’s County Police Department. He became the Department’s 17th Chief on February 16, 2016. Prior to his appointment as Chief, Hank was responsible for the Bureau of Patrol to which approximately 1100 of the Department’s 1700 sworn members are assigned. Hank holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Boston College and a Master of Science in Management from The Johns Hopkins University. He is an alumnus of both the Police Executive Research Forum’s Senior Management Institute for Police and the Major Cities Chiefs Association Police Executive Leadership Institute. Hank lives in Prince George’s County with his wife of seventeen years and their daughter.
John Thomas
Deputy Chief
Management Services Bureau New Orleans Police Department
John Thomas is a New Orleans Police Officer with more than
26 years’ service in various areas including Patrol, Narcotics, Special Operations (SWAT), Mounted, Academy, Internal Affairs, Crime Lab, Central Evidence, and Compliance. In December 2015, John was appointed Deputy Superintendent over the NOPD Management Services Bureau, which, among other things, oversees the NOPD Training Academy and the Recruitment, Administrative Duties, and Early Intervention System divisions. John holds an Associate Degree in Criminal Justice from Delgado Community College, a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice from Loyola University New Orleans, and a Juris Doctor from Loyola University New Orleans College of
Law.
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