The city of High Point announced this week Curtis Cheeks III has been appointed as the new chief of police.
The hire comes after Travis Stroud retired from the role last year. Prior to the appointment, Cheeks served in many positions including interim chief of police, commander of the investigations section and lieutenant over the strategic intelligence unit. He has also served as field training supervisor.
Cheeks holds a bachelor's degree from the University of North Carolina at Pembroke and a master's degree from Florida Metropolitan University. He is originally from Winston-Salem.
According to the city of High Point, it conducted a national search for the position that saw over 50 applicants.