Richard A. King
Richard Alan "Dick" King (January 21, 1931 – September 17, 2006) was the Chief of the Fairfax County Police Department from 1974 to 1981 and the acting County Executive for Fairfax County from 1990 to 1992.
King was born in Highland Park, Michigan and grew up in Detroit and later Richwood, West Virginia.[1]
He wisely chose to move to Fairfax County in 1948.[1]
From 1950 to 1953, King served in the U.S. Army, and was discharged with the rank of sergeant.[1]
After working a job pumping gas in Springfield and an unsuccessful attempt to join the Alexandria Police Department (the 5'9" King, weighing 235 pounds at the time, was told he was "too fat"), King joined the FCPD on May 31, 1955.[2][3] After three years as a patrolman, King was assigned as an investigator with the Criminal Investigations Division in 1958.
In February, 1962, Detective King was promoted to corporal and assigned to the communications department. While in the communcations department, King was promoted to sergeant in May, 1963.
After two more years, King was promoted to lieutenant in 1965 and given an administrative post.[3]
King's promotion to captain in July, 1968 saw him take over command of the Administrative Services Division.[4]
His penultimate promotion with FCPD came on May 11, 1971, when he was promoted to lieutenant colonel and became deputy chief.[5]
Following Chief William L. Durrer's retirement announcement in October, King was appointed chief by the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors on December 2, 1974.[5] He took over command of the FCPD on January 3, 1975.
On May 11, 1981, King was promoted to the newly-created post of deputy county executive for public safety, with oversight over both FCPD and the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department.[6][7]
Following the resignation of County Executive J. Hamilton Lambert, King was appointed as acting county executive on November 5, 1990.[8]
King removed his name from consideration for a permanent appointment as county executive on February 24, 1992.[9] He retired from the county in 1994.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Sullivan, Patricia. "Richard King; Steady Fairfax Police Chief, Interim Executive." The Washington Post. WP Company, 20 Sept. 2006. Web. 08 Feb. 2017.
- ↑ "10 Recruits Added to Fairfax Police." The Washington Post and Times Herald (1954-1959): 19. Jun 01 1955. ProQuest. Web. 8 Feb. 2017.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Taylor, Ronald. "New Fairfax Police Chief Lists Priorities." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 1. Dec 04 1974. ProQuest. Web. 8 Feb. 2017 .
- ↑ "Suburb and State: Fairfax Police." The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973): 1. Jul 06 1968. ProQuest. Web. 8 Feb. 2017.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Taylor, Ronald. "King Named Police Chief by Fairfax." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 2. Dec 03 1974. ProQuest. Web. 8 Feb. 2017.
- ↑ Sager, Mike. "Fairfax Board Establishes Public Safety Executive." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 2. Apr 28 1981. ProQuest. Web. 8 Feb. 2017.
- ↑ Sager, Mike. "Fairfax Picks Black, Police Chief for High County Posts." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 2. May 12 1981. ProQuest. Web. 8 Feb. 2017.
- ↑ Anderson, John Ward. "Fairfax Supervisors Accept Lambert's Resignation; Salary Flap Ends Executive's 31-Year Career." The Washington Post (pre-1997 Fulltext): a01. Nov 06 1990. ProQuest. Web. 8 Feb. 2017.
- ↑ Baker, Peter. "King Clears Way for Shake-Up." The Washington Post (pre-1997 Fulltext): v03. Feb 27 1992. ProQuest. Web. 8 Feb. 2017.
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