ROGERS, Ark. — Jonathan Best has been announced as the new Chief of Police for the Rogers Police Department.
Best started with the RPD in May of 1997 working in patrol, the crime suppression unit and narcotics investigations.
In 2015 Best was promoted to Captain and oversaw criminal investigations, training, evidence, hiring and recruiting, and the uniformed division. He has been promoted through every rank at RPD, is a graduate of the FBI National Academy, and has been selected for numerous special assignments, most recently serving as interim Chief during the nationwide search to fill the Chief of Police vacancy.
"I like where the department is at now. I think it is headed in the right direction. We are on the right path," Chief Best said. "The culture that has been developed here is what is needed, and we have unbelievable community support."
Chief Best is the 33rd Chief of Police in the department’s history.
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