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Richmond taps 17-year department veteran Timothy Simmons as city's next police chief

Richmond Assistant Police Chief Timothy Simmons will take over as the department’s new chief next month following the current chief’s pending retirement, city officials confirmed. Police Chief Bisa French announced in September that she would be retiring effective Jan. 16 after first joining the department in 1998 and becoming chief in 2020. FILE: Current Richmond Chief of Police Bisa French in a May 4, 2021, file image. French, who became chie…
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Local News Matters broke the news in on Thursday, December 4, 2025.
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