After spending more than half his life with the Alexandria Police Department, Bennie Evans Jr. is taking a small break.
Not for long, he says, because he wants to get back to doing what he considers his passion — working with people. Last month, Evans was congratulated for 28 years with APD and four years with the Sheriff’s Office at his retirement ceremony with city and APD leadership at police headquarters.
“This is the first time I’ve been unemployed since I was 15,” Evans told ALXnow. “I gotta find stuff to do. The hard part for me is to stop working.”…