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Wilmington introduces Assistant Police Chief Brooke Wright

Wilmington City Council (agenda briefing) · July 21, 2026
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Summary

City staff introduced Brooke Wright as Wilmington’s new assistant police chief; staff said Wright joins from Fairfax County after a 27-year career, graduated from the FBI National Academy, and holds a Master of Public Safety from the University of Virginia.

City staff formally introduced Brooke Wright as Wilmington’s new assistant police chief during the agenda briefing.

Staff said Wright joins the department after a 27-year career with the Fairfax County Police Department, where she rose from a 9-1-1 dispatch call taker to assistant chief of administration and served as deputy chief of investigations. Staff noted Wright graduated from the FBI National Academy and holds a Master of Public Safety from the University of Virginia. The city described the hire as the result of a national recruitment and said Wright will join existing command staff.

The chair welcomed Wright to Wilmington and several brief expressions of thanks followed. No formal vote, appointment, or personnel action was taken during the briefing; staff presented the introduction as an informational announcement.