Mountain Brook Names Acting Police Chief

MOUNTAIN BROOK, AL — The Mountain Brook City Council Monday approved the appointment of Deputy Chief Jaye Loggins to the role of Acting Chief of the Mountain Brook Police Department. Loggins takes over the role upon the retirement announcement of Chief Ted Cook.

Loggins has been employed with the Mountain Brook PD since 1996 and has served and supervised at every level of operation throughout the department; including promotion to executive management and oversight of the daily operations of the Agency at the ranks of Captain and most recently, Deputy Chief.

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Loggins graduated from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) with a degree in Justice Science in 2001. Loggins will also receive his Master's Degree in Criminal Justice from Jacksonville State University in 2022. He is a recipient of the FBI LEEDA (Law Enforcement Executive Development Academy) Trilogy Award and is a graduate of FBI L.E.E.D.S. and has also completed the APSLA (Alabama Public Safety Leadership Academy) and MPACT (The Managers Preparing to Accomplish Change Today) programs.

"MBPD would like to thank Acting Chief Loggins for his continued leadership and congratulate him on this great accomplishment," Officer George French said in a statement Tuesday. "Loggins’ appointment to Acting Chief is effective September 28, 2021."