John E. Granfield

John E. Granfield was the Chief of the Fairfax County Police Department from 1985 to 1992.

Granfield joined the department in 1969 upon leaving the military.[1]

In January 1982, Lieutenant Granfield was promoted to Captain and took charge of the Groveton District Station.[2]

Granfield was promoted to lieutenant colonel on November 19, 1984, and became the FCPD's first deputy chief for operations.[3]

County Executive J. Hamilton Lambert named Granfield as acting chief on February 11, 1985, and assumed command on February 15.[1] His appointment was formalized on July 8.[4]

On May 12, 1992, Granfield announced his retirement from FCPD, effective June 26.[5]

Granfield took the job of police chief for the town of Sanford, Maine in 1996. In September 2002, Granfield became town administrator for Sanford.[6]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Fishman, Charles. "16-Year Veteran Named to Head Fairfax Police." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 1. Feb 12 1985. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Washington Post (1877-1995). Web. 23 Oct. 2012.
  2. ↑ "People." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 1. Jan 07 1982. ProQuest. Web. 18 Jan. 2014.
  3. ↑ Fishman, Charles. "Fairfax Police Get First Woman Captain." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 1. Nov 20 1984. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Washington Post (1877-1995). Web. 23 Oct. 2012.
  4. ↑ "Granfield Named Fairfax Police Chief." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 1. Jul 09 1985. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Washington Post (1877-1995). Web. 23 Oct. 2012.
  5. ↑ "Fairfax County Police Chief Will End 7-Year Stint in June." The Washington Post (pre-1997 Fulltext): d03. May 13 1992. ProQuest. Web. 8 Feb. 2017.
  6. ↑ "Familiar Face." Law Enforcement News. John Jay College of Criminal Justice/CUNY, 31 Oct. 2002. Web. 08 Feb. 2017.


Preceded by
Carroll D. Buracker
Chief of the Fairfax County Police Department
February 15, 1985 - June 26, 1992
Succeeded by
Michael W. Young