UR, VCU grad Scott Booth to be Roanoke's next police chief
Scott Booth will be Roanoke's next police chief, effective Oct. 31, the city announced Thursday Booth, the police chief in Danville, was the finali...
Scott Booth will be Roanoke's next police chief, effective Oct. 31, the city announced Thursday Booth, the police chief in Danville, was the finalist for the job after a national search and met with the Roanoke community last week. The city paid GovHR $24,705 to assist with the search for a new police chief. Accomplishments during Booth's tenure in Danville include transitioning from the highest per capita violent crime rate in 2017 to a 35-year low in all crime in 2020, according to a Roanoke Police Department news release.