City of St. Augustine selects next Police Chief

St. Augustine FL — The City St. Augustine announced that Commander Jennifer Michaux has been selected to serve as the next Chief of Police for the St. Augustine Police Department (SAPD), upon the retirement of Police Chief Barry Fox this summer.

City officials say during the interview process, Michaux broke down the current functions of the police department and provided specific strategies of how to improve or build upon those operations.

Police Chief Barry Fox stated about Michaux’s selection, “Commander Michaux is a driven leader – she steps up and takes ownership of the modern challenges faced by law enforcement officers today.  She shares the current core values relating to officers and members of this community and will be able to build upon those going forward.”

Commander Michaux began her law enforcement career in 1995 with the St. Augustine Police Department.

In her role as Commander, she has supervised both the administrative and operations functions of SAPD.

During Michaux’s career with the department, she served as Sergeant of patrol, Sergeant of internal affairs, and Sergeant of training.

Commander Michaux’s experience includes traffic homicide investigator, motor officer, defensive tactics instructor, and field training officer.

Michaux received an honorable discharge from the United States Navy where she attained the rank of Petty Officer with a rate of Loadmaster.

In addition to her 25 years of experience in law enforcement with the City, Michaux holds a Bachelor of Science degree in public administration from Flagler College, and is a graduate of the Florida Criminal Justice Executive Institute’s training and Florida Leadership Academy.

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