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| Chief John F. King He began his employment with the City of Doraville in 1993 as a Detective. Prior to that Chief King was an Atlanta police officer beginning his career there in 1985 as a police recruit. While at the Atlanta Police Department, Chief King worked various assignments including Red Dog, Organized Crime/Intelligence. Chief King’s career also includes assignments to both FBI and DEA as a Task Force Agent. In 1987, while at the Atlanta Police Department, Chief King received the Chief’s Blue Star for being injured in the line of duty as a result of criminal attack with a firearm. |
| A native of Mexico, King has created meaningful impact by building bridges among Doraville’s diverse populations and implementing youth education and crime-prevention programs. Recognizing the international composition of Doraville’s community, King made it a priority to hire bilingual police officers, place multiple languages on police cars, and ensure a bilingual judge was employed at the City Courthouse. Chief King’s initiatives include Anti-Gang education programs for elementary school students and parents. Chief King worked with the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce to establish an education program for prospective small business entrepreneurs and worked with state, county and local leaders to implement a safety and speed reduction program targeted on Buford Hwy to reduce the number of pedestrian fatalities. Chief King is a member of Leadership DeKalb. |
In addition to his role as Doraville’s Chief of Police, King serves as a colonel in the U.S. Army and recently led operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Chief King served as the Military Advisor to the Deputy Minister of Interior for Security for Afghanistan, an agency of over 96,000 police officers. He has won many awards for military and public services including the Bronze Star Medal and Combat Infantry Badge, meritorious service medals, and a NATO award for his service in both Bosnia and Afghanistan, among others. He also received the El Salvador gold medal for achievement in 2006. King received his Bachelor’s of Arts degree in criminal justice and public administration from Brenau University. Chief King was a graduate of class #229 in the FBI National Academy in Quantico, VA and a graduate of the Georgia International Law Enforcement Exchange program to Israel (GILEE). Chief King is also a graduate of the Command and General Staff College with the United States Army. |
