Lynchburg appoints acting police chief

March 5, 2008 | Virginia News

Major Parks Snead will take over March 10

By Carrie J. Sidener
Lynchburg News & Advance

An acting chief has been named for the Lynchburg Police Department.

Major Parks Snead has been appointed to fill in until a replacement for Chief Charles Bennett is hired.

Snead takes over the position on March 10. He joined the department in 1984 and has served as commander of the Field Operation Bureau since August 2007.

Bennett’s final day is March 14. He decided to retire last year and take a position as a senior law enforcement advisor for the U.S. government in Iraq.