Episode 916: Stepping Up To The Plate with Will Armstrong

On today's episode, Dennis is joined by 25 year old Chief of
Police in Brookford, NC, Will Armstrong.


Armstrong has worked in law enforcement since July of 2019, he
said. He started his career at the Statesville Police Department
then went to work at the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office.


Will Armstrong is now the Chief of Police for the Brookford
Police Department in Brookford, NC. Armstrong was hired as the
Chief of Police in January 2023 after working with the department
part-time for several years. He has a degree in Criminal Justice
and has also worked as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT).


He has many goals for the Brookford Police Department. Primarily
he wants to improve coverage and availability, but he also wants
to involve his department in community engagement.


He says that as a young police chief, he faces a lot of age
discrimination. He focuses on doing his job as perfectly as
possible. Today, Dennis and Will discuss his journey to becoming
the Chief of Police at the young age of 24, working for Small
departments vs large departments, the media on policing, building
trust and camaraderie among older officers, overcoming adversity
growing up with drug addicted parents and stepping up to he plate
when the opportunity arrises to accomplish your goals in life.
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