David Townsend

David Townsend has been selected as the assistant chief of police for the Collierville Police Department. Townsend has been with the department for 29 years and has held numerous leadership roles, most recently as inspector over the Community Services Division. He is a graduate of session 249 of the FBI National Academy and has received multiple awards and commendations in his career, including the prestigious Leadership Collierville H.R. Houston Award. Townsend takes over the role following the death of previous Assistant Chief Jeff Abeln earlier this year.