Police Chief Says He's Retiring

Gwinnett County Police Chief Charlie Walters, who joined the department as a 22-year-old, says he’s retiring.

In an interview with the Gwinnett Daily Post last week, Walters, 58, said his last day will be Oct. 24. He has been chief for 11 years.

Walters told the Post he made his decision to retire last spring and notified the county’s leadership in the pas month.

Read the Post’s interview here

(Photo: Gwinnett PD Chief Charlie Walters. Patch file)