A. C. Roper

A. C. Roper, Jr (born 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 holds a bachelor of science in criminal justice from Troy University and a masters of science in criminal justice from the University of Alabama. He began his career at the Montgomery Police Department in 1985, serving as a patrol officer, academy instructor and recruiter. He was promoted to Corporal by 1988 when he left for Hoover. He rose through the ranks at Hoover 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 U. S. Army Reserve 87th Division, 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.

Roper is also an ordained minister at Faith Chapel Christian Center in Wylam. He and his wife teach a weekly Bible study at Bluff Park Community School. He serves on the boards of the Literacy Council of Central Alabama and the Shelby County Children's Advocacy Center.

References

• Robinson, Carol and Barnett Wright (November 6, 2007) "Langford names A.C. Roper Birmingham police chief." Birmingham News.

External links

• Assistant Chief A. C. Roper, Jr at HooverPD.com