Chief of Police
Roanoke (VA) Police Department
Chief Booth started his law enforcement career with the Richmond, Virginia, Police Department in 1996, where he served for nearly twenty years. In August of 2015, he joined the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority in Washington, DC, where he served as the Deputy Chief of Operations and then as the Chief of Police. In July of 2017, he took a position with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security where he served as the Deputy Federal Security Director for the Charlotte, NC region, coordinating transportation security efforts for the Federal Government in western North Carolina until he became the Chief of Police for Danville, Virginia, in February 2018. As chief in Danville, he focused on community engagement and reducing violent crime, specifically gang-related crime in the community. During his tenure as chief, Danville reduced overall violent crime by 52 percent and the agency became a recognized leader for its focused policing efforts and community engagement model. In October of 2023, Chief Booth was sworn in as the Chief of Police in Roanoke, Virginia.
Co-Responder Models in Action: Police Responses to Vulnerable Population
Saturday, October 19, 2024
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM ET