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Sugar Land Police Chief Doug Brinkley has announced a series of key promotions in his command staff, including the promotion of Capt. Scott Schultz to assistant police chief and Lt. Michelle Allen to captain.

The vacancies were created by the recent promotion of Brinkley to police chief. Brinkley was selected to replace former chief Steve Griffith after Griffith was named the city’s assistant city manager for public safety. 

Schultz was previously responsible for the staff services division, which includes training, recruiting, budget analysis, crime analysis and departmental accreditation.

SCHULTZ

In his most recent role, Schultz was instrumental in several new programs, including implementation of patrol rifles, a new fitness program for police officers, implementation of Tasers and standardization of weapons for police officers.

Schultz began his career with the department as a patrol officer in 1992. He was promoted to detective in 1994 and assigned to the Fort Bend County Narcotics Task Force until he was promoted to patrol sergeant in 1998.

In 2003, he was promoted to lieutenant and served as the evening shift watch commander. Later that year, Schultz was promoted to captain and placed in command of the patrol division.

ALLEN

In Allen’s new role, she will command the patrol division, which includes traffic, crime prevention, the special enforcement district, patrol officers and beat accountability. 

Allen previously served as a patrol lieutenant over crime prevention, a program that partners with residents to increase safety within the community. She also previously commanded the crime scene unit and internal affairs.

Allen earned a master’s degree in criminal justice management from Sam Houston State University and a bachelor’s degree from Houston Baptist University with a double major in computer information systems and management. She also completed training in police supervision at the Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas.

Other promotions announced by Brinkley included Lt. James Davis, Lt. John Bauer, Sgt. John Torres and Sgt. Eric Pino, all of whom will be assigned to the patrol division.

All promotions were effective last Friday.