Jeff Hughes

Brentwood Police Chief Jeff Hughes will retire on Friday, February 25, 2022, after a 36-year career with the city.  The third police chief since the city’s police department was established in 1969, Hughes has been with the department since 1986. Before coming to Brentwood, he served as a 911 dispatcher and officer for the Fairview Police Department before he was hired as a patrol officer by the Brentwood Police Department. He served four years in patrol, ten years as a detective, and then was promoted to lieutenant in 2000. He then served as assistant chief before being selected as police chief in 2012. Hughes is a past President of the Tennessee Association of Chiefs of Police (TACP) and the 2019 recipient of the Joe Casey Award, which is the top law enforcement honor is given annually in recognition of a Chief of Police who has distinguished himself in the TACP through their character, effort, and dedication.  In 2015, the Tennessee Municipal League awarded Brentwood with an Excellence in Police Services Award. Hughes holds a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Middle Tennessee State University and is a graduate of the Southeastern Command and Leadership Academy at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.