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Branville Bard Jr., who has served as vice president of public safety since August 2021, will oversee the establishment of JHPD policies, procedures, and staffing to ensure a culture of public service governed by transparency and accountability unprecedented in Maryland policing. WILL KIRK / JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
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Branville Bard Jr. to serve as inaugural police chief of Johns Hopkins Police Department

by Special to the AFROApril 20, 2023April 20, 2023

By Special to the AFRO, JHU Hub Johns Hopkins University announced today that Vice President of Public Safety Branville Bard Jr. will serve as the inaugural chief of the Johns […]

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