HIGH POINT, N.C. — A Triad police chief will be turning in his badge soon for retirement.
High Point Police Chief Travis Stroud announced he is in the beginning stages of the retiring process.
He expects to retire on November 30. Chief Stroud took the top job in May 2021 after serving more than 20 years on the police force.
High Point Police Department is now looking for a new Chief to fill his spot.
Stroud served as the Interim Chief of Police, prior to which he was an assistant chief of police under Chief Kenneth Shultz.
He has worked in several different roles, including tactical team commander, patrol commander, field training team commander, and vice and narcotics commander.
Stroud was born and raised in High Point and graduated from T.W. Andrews High School in 1990. He went to Appalachian State University, graduating in 1994 with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.
He joined the High Point Police Department in 1995 and graduated from the FBI National Academy in 2014.
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