I am Alfonzo Williams, Chief of the Waynesboro Police Department.  I joined the department in February 2011.  Waynesboro, the Bird Dog Capital of the World, has 5800 residents whom we work to protect and serve.  It is a pleasure to serve this beautiful and historic city.  It is the mission of the Waynesboro Police Department to make this city a safer place to live, work, learn and visit.

I have 21 years of law enforcement experience, starting with the now defunct Augusta Police Department (APD), where I served for 6 years (1¹/₂ years patrol and 4¹/₂ years as a Violent Crimes Detective).  During this time, I specialized in Child Abuse, Delinquent Juveniles, and other violent crimes (rapes, murders, aggravated assaults, etc.).  I received 3 Police Officer of the Year awards from various civic organizations during my tenure with the APD.

Born in Augusta, Georgia, Lived in Waynesboro, GA.  After finishing school I moved to California where I continued my education.  I went to work for the Garden Grove Police Department where I spent 20 years.  While at the Garden Grove Police Department, I worked as a patrolman, motor officer, burglary detective, school resource officer, specialize felony investigator and gang detective.  When I retired from the police department in California, I went into private practice as a private investigator.  I owned my own successful private investigations business for 14 years until I retired from that.  I moved back to Waynesboro and went to work for the Burke County Sheriff's Office.  When I was with the Sheriff's Office, I worked the jail and then became a road deputy.  I was promoted to Sergeant and assigned to the Criminal Investigation Division.  While with the Burke County Sheriff's Office, I was offered the position of Assistant Police Chief with the Waynesboro Police Department.  I have been in that position since serving proudly under Chief Alfonzo Williams.

My name is Brenda Bell, and I have been a faithful employee of the Waynesboro Police Department since January 2004.  I began my career at the police department as a Communications Officer.  February 28, 2011, I became the Administrative Assistant.  The Administrative Assistant works under the supervision of the Chief of Police.

Duties and responsibilities of the Administrative Assistant are as follows:

• Maintain office calendar to coordinate work flow and meetings
• Maintain confidentiality in all aspects of staff and agency information
• Interact with vendors and visitors
• Answer telephones and transfer to the Chief of Police
• Open, sort and distribute incoming mail and email
• Sign for and distribute UPS/FedEx or similarly delivered packages
• Perform general clerical duties to include copying, faxing, mailing, and filing.
• Create and modify documents such as invoices, memos, and letters using word processing, spreadsheet, database and/or other presentation software such as Microsoft Office or other programs.
• Generates purchase order numbers.

My Name is Major Mary S. Bennett

My Favorite motto is "Pay it Forward"

Law Enforcement - 35 years; 1976-Present - Waynesboro Police Department

• 1976-1978 Dispatcher
• 1978 Clerk of Municipal court - 33 Years
• 1978 TAC Coordinator - 33 Years
• 1979 - Graduate - CSRA Law Enforcement Academy - Augusta, GA
• Certified Municipal Court Administrator, Intoximeter, Radar, TAC Coordinator, and ASP Baton
• 1990 - GBI - D.A.R.E. Instructor - 20 Years

Officer of the year - 1981, 1986, 1992, 2007, and 2009

2008 - GA D.A.R.E. officer of the year

President - Watkinsville Baptist Church Missionary

Treasurer - Progressive Ladies Social Club

Presently - Community Service Director

Citizen on Patrol (COP)

Explorer (Youth intervention)

PACT (Police and Citizen Training)

Married - Retired Sgt. First Class Charles Bennett

3 Children - Chadar, Yoquan and Chad