A longtime police executive from New Orleans will take over as police chief in Alabama’s capital city, Mayor Steven Reed’s office said Monday.
Darryl Albert, who has spent more than 30 years in law enforcement and held several key roles in the New Orleans Police Department, was selected following a search to succeed Ernest Finley, who resigned in June.
New Orleans police announced in January that Albert, who held the rank of captain, was moving from his leadership position with the department’s Special Operations Division to oversee the agency’s training academy. He also held positions in New Orleans, including deputy chief of field operations, commander of the homicide division and the crime laboratory, and deputy superintendent.
Albert is a member of organizations including the Fraternal Order of Police and the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives.
Montgomery, the third-largest city in the state, said it considered almost 100 candidates before selecting Albert as chief, and the hiring process included a committee of community leaders that evaluated finalists.
Republished with the permission of the Associated Press.
