CENTER POINT, Ala. — The City of Center Point has taken a major step toward creating its own police department, appointing Zandral Washington as the city’s first police chief.
City leaders say this is the beginning of a long process to move toward more local control over policing, but they stress it will take time to fully build out the department.
Washington previously served as Deputy Police Chief at the UAB Police Department and brings decades of experience in law enforcement, leadership, and community engagement…