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Former Atlanta, Louisville police chief to be Buffalo’s first female police commissioner

Shields brings experience from Atlanta and Louisville as Buffalo seeks to improve public safety, reduce violent crime and build trust with officers and residents.

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Shields has previously served as a police chief in Louisville and Atlanta.

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Former Louisville Metro Police chief appointed to lead Buffalo force

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Ex-LMPD chief Erika Shields gets new job leading another police department

Former Louisville Metro Police Chief Erika Shields has a new job, and its taking her to New York.

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Former Louisville police chief lands new job leading department in New York

Erika Shields became chief of the Louisville Metro Police Department in January 2021.

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Buffalo names Erika Shields as new police commissioner despite past controversies

Buffalo Mayor Sean Ryan named Erika Shields as the city's new police commissioner. She will be the first woman to lead the department when she starts in May.

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Mayor appoints Erika Shields as Buffalo Police Commissioner

She will be the first woman to lead the Buffalo police department; she has led the Atlanta police department and Louisville police department.

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Former Atlanta, Louisville police chief to be Buffalo’s first female police commissioner

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