Robert Fincher, Martinsville’s current Chief of Police, announced on Monday that he will be stepping down from his role, effective Jan. 1, 2026.

John Clair, the Blacksburg Chief of Police, was selected to be the 100th President of the Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police on Friday.

The Marion Town Council announced that they had named Marion native Kevin Testerman as the town’s newest police chief.

O’Brien and Roman replace former Deputy City Manager Clarence Grier, who left to serve as County Administrator with Cumberland County, North Carolina.

Michael Poindexter will serve as the next Chief of Police in Roanoke County effective Jan. 1, 2023

On Thursday, Roanoke County Chief of Police Howard Hall announced that his retirement will be effective on Jan. 1, 2023.