Retiring Chatham police chief looks back on 38-year tenure

January 23, 2008 | Virginia News

With his retirement approaching on March 2, Chatham Police Chief Floyd Poindexter is not just saying goodbye to 38 years of law enforcement. He praises this town as one of society’s last holdouts against a creeping moral decay and mourns the passing of a simpler time.

For the 69-year-old Poindexter, Chatham is where people wave when he cruises by and trust him enough to call him for help with just about anything. It’s a place he loves so much he has no qualms issuing warnings instead of speeding tickets in some cases, to keep the town from building a reputation as a “speed trap.”

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