Mountain Brook Police Chief Announces Retirement

MOUNTAIN BROOK, AL — Chief Ted Cook said he is retiring from the Mountain Brook Police Department at the end of 2021. Cook has served 36 years in law enforcement, with 10 of those years in the MBPD.

During Cook's tenure in Mountain Brook, the city has received numerous awards — including the distinction as the Safest City in the State of Alabama in 2020 — and created several new positions within the agency, improved communication and transparency with the community through social media initiatives and the development of a mobile smartphone app, successfully established the take-home vehicle program for all officers and created six new School Resource Officer positions with one assigned to every school within the Mountain Brook City School System, among other accomplishments.

Cook is a graduate of the FBI National Academy; former President of the Alabama Association of Chiefs of Police (AACOP); he has served on the State of Alabama Sentencing Commission since 2013; and is active in the Certified Law Enforcement Executive Program powered by the Alabama Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission (APOSTC).

Immediately prior to coming to Mountain Brook he was the Chief of Police at the Leeds Police Department. Prior to Leeds he worked more than 20 years with the Birmingham Police Department. Chief Cook has extensive experience in Police Administration, SWAT Operations, Patrol and worked on a Felony Task Force in Birmingham.

Cook’s retirement will not be effective until the end of the 2021 calendar year. The daily operations of the agency will be designated to Deputy Chief Jaye Loggins until an interim or permanent chief is appointed by the City of Mountain Brook.

"We will miss Chief Cook’s expertise, devotion, leadership, and character," the MBPD said in a statement Wednesday. "We certainly are excited for Chief Cook on a well-earned retirement and thank him for his dedicated service to this profession. We would also like to thank Chief Cook’s family (Russell, Robert, and Maddie) along with his wife (Donna) for sharing him with us!"