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Bristol promotes four officers, unveils police restructuring including downtown co-response unit
Summary
Bristol City Council recognized recent promotions in the police department and heard a department update that included a new warrant unit, an expanded downtown patrol schedule and a co‑response clinician-officer team starting Oct. 1.
The Bristol (Va.) City Council on Sept. 9 recognized four newly promoted officers and received details from Police Chief Byron Ashbrook about a departmental restructuring intended to increase downtown patrols and address outstanding warrants. "We're finally done with our promotions and restructures," Chief Byron Ashbrook said as he introduced the officers.
The promotions included Sergeant Shane Pratt, described by Ashbrook as the department's most recent sergeant who will run a night patrol shift; Sergeant Christopher Combo, who will run a day shift; Lieutenant Keegan Bostick, assigned as a…
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