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PUNTA GORDA POLICE DEPARTMENT                                 Interim Captain Dylan Renz, drenz@pgorda.us


                                      Chief Pamela Davis Sworn In

         Pamela Davis was sworn in by City Manager Howard Kunik as the Chief of Police for the City of Punta
         Gorda at last month’s City Council meeting. During her speech, Chief Davis said “People keep asking
         me why Punta Gorda. My husband and I have been coming here for a couple years…We fell in love with
         the people and the community and wanted to make it home. When the job came up it gave me an
         opportunity to extend my commitment to law enforcement and live in a place I love.”

                                                                                 Chief Davis brings with her 26 years of
                                                                                 law enforcement experience. She
                                                                                 began her career with the Anne
                                                                                 Arundel County Police Department in
                                                                                 Maryland, where she served 23 years
                                                                                 working her way from Patrol Officer to
                                                                                 Deputy Chief of Police. Most recently
                                                                                 she was the Director of the
                                                                                 Professional Development and
                                                                                 Training Academy for the City of
                                                                                 Baltimore Police Department.

                                                                                 Chief Davis holds a Master of Science
                                                                                 Degree in Management and
                                                                                 Leadership from Johns Hopkins
                                                                                 University and a Bachelor of Arts
                                                                                 Degree in Labor Studies from National
                                                                                 Labor College. She attended the FBI
                                                                                 National Academy and the Police
                                                                                 Executive Research Forum – Senior
                                                                                 Management Institute for Police.

         “It is an absolute honor to be selected as the Chief of Police for the City of Punta Gorda,” Chief Davis said. “One of the
         things I am most excited about Punta Gorda is the active engagement between community members, business leaders,
         and city government. I am eager to be a part of that interaction and to be a part of such a wonderful, vibrant community.
         With this position comes tremendous responsibility and accountability that I am fully prepared to undertake. I look
         forward to leading a progressive Punta Gorda Police Department that will continue to focus on providing quality customer
         service.

         We are proud to have Chief Davis, her husband Scott, and her daughter Sydney as a part of our community and as a
         part of the Punta Gorda Police Department family!































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