A. C. Roper

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A. C. Roper, Jr (born November 6, 1963 in Birmingham) is the Assistant Chief of the Hoover Police Department and has been named, by Birmingham Mayor-elect Larry Langford to succeed Annetta Nunn as Birmingham Police Chief.

Roper grew up in the Birmingham neighborhoods of Acipco and Fountain Heights. He graduated from Phillips High School, where he was a member of the Junior ROTC and went on to study for two years at UAB before joining the Montgomery Police Department as a patrol officer. While in school he shucked oysters at Rockefellers on Southside.

He became an academy instructor and recruiter for the Montgomery Police and rose to the rank of Corporal while he completed a bachelor of science in criminal justice at Troy State University. He also holds a master of science in criminal justice from the University of Alabama.

In 1988 Roper joined the Hoover Police Department. He rose through the ranks at Hoover, working as a patrol officer, narcotics investigator and traffic sergeant before being promoted to training lieutenant. From there he became commander of the traffic and patrol divisions for three years, then commander of investigative services for another two years, and was promoted to Assistant Chief in April 2005. Meanwhile he has continued his training at the FBI National Academy and the Southeastern Law Enforcement Executive Development Program.

Roper is also a Colonel in the Army Reserve. He has served with the 81st Regional Readiness Command and is now assigned to the 87th Regional Support Group East, based in Hoover. He was deployed during the Gulf War and in the Operation Enduring Freedom, where he served as a spokesman for all U. S. Army personnel in Afghanistan. He has been awarded the Bronze Star, the Meritorious Service Medal, and the General Douglas McArthur Leadership Award. The Hoover Chamber of Commerce awarded him their 2007 "Freedom Award".

Roper serves on the boards of the Literacy Council of Central Alabama and the Shelby County Children's Advocacy Center. In 1997 Roper became an ordained minister and is a volunteer assistant pastor at the Faith Chapel Christian Center in McDonald Chapel. He and his wife, Edith, also teach a weekly Bible study at Bluff Park Community School. The couple has two daughters, Krystle and Amber.

References

  • Robinson, Carol and Barnett Wright (November 6, 2007) "Langford names A.C. Roper Birmingham police chief." Birmingham News.
  • Robinson, Carol (November 7, 2007) "New chief's police work shaped by Army duties, being minister." Birmingham News.

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