A Lynchburg law enforcement professional will join the ranks of the Harrisonburg Police Department as its next police chief starting next week. Tucker is an advocate for community policing and worked with Lynchburg residents to better understand their needs, eventually being part of a group that launched a violent crime response team. “I want to be respectful of the organization’s culture and focus on ways to professionally develop and grow the people who are part of this department,” Tucker said. At the time of his hire in Lynchburg, despite a 30 percent Black population, only eight percent of law enforcement personnel were Black. The open police chief position was posted on Oct. 10, 2025.