Justin Jackson Serving the people of his home community

When a job or position requires a person to take an oath before being able to perform the duties of that position, it means that the position is one that requires trustworthiness and fairness.

The position of police chief certainly needs those two attributes as the enforcer of the laws and keeper of the peace within a certain jurisdiction.

The importance of the role of police chief in small towns cannot be accurately measured. They keep the peace, but they must do so much more. The duties of that position can be resolving disputes between neighbors, family members, businesses, controlling traffic, serving warrants, keeping people safe and many more duties.

The police chief is the person that is looked to in times of crises to keep a level head and to provide leadership.

The town of Windsor has been fortunate to have many excellent chiefs of police in its history, such as Melvin Pierce, Freddie Bowen, Rodney Hoggard, Todd Lane - just to name the most recent ones. The police chief that currently serves the town of Windsor is Justin Jackson.

Justin was raised in Bertie County just outside the town of Windsor. His parents are Jackie and Lynn Jackson. He has two siblings, Travis Jackson and Dianna Jackson. He married a local girl, Rebekah Conner Jackson, and has two children - Caroline and Sophie - and a grandchild, Kinsley. He and his family reside within the Windsor limits.

Chief Jackson graduated from Bethel Assembly Christian Academy and attended North Carolina State University before deciding to get into the law enforcement field. He was encouraged by a close friend, Deputy Kenny Cobb.

After one ride along trip with Kenny, he was hooked. Tragically, Kenny was killed with his son, David, in a watercraft accident on the Cashie River in 2011.

Jackson attended Basic Law Enforcement Training School at Pitt Community College and went to work upon completion with the Bertie Sheriff’s Department and later the Windsor Police Department. With the Windsor Police Department, his rise through the ranks was quick. He went from patrol officer to corporal to detective to detective sergeant to lieutenant.

Chief Jackson was sworn in by retired Windsor Mayor Jimmy Hoggard in 2018, after being endorsed by retiring Police Chief Todd Lane and beating out numerous qualified candidates, locally and from across the state of North Carolina.

Former Chief Lane stated, “When Justin was appointed Chief of Police, I knew he would face challenges he has never experienced. I am glad to say he has met those challenges head on with success. The police department and citizens of

Windsor can be assured he will always be working with their safety at the forefront of his mind.”

His department has eight full-time officers and numerous part-time officers. His officers patrol the town of Windsor within the city and the extrajudicial area up to one mile outside the city limit. They may also be called to help the Bertie County Sheriffs’ Department in the county if needed.

When asked about working in his hometown, and enforcing the laws with citizens that he knows personally from growing up in the area, Chief Jackson said that is one of the things that make the job special and is not a hinderance but some help. And there are no places or people that he would rather serve than the citizens of the town of Windsor.

He is respected by his officers and is a leader that they can follow and trust.

Current Lt. Frank Ratzlaff stated that Chief Jackson is “an excellent leader and role model for our officers and citizens.”

He has assembled a great staff with a combination of youth and experience.

Although Windsor is a small town it has dealt with a few natural disasters, robberies and even homicides under Chief Jackson’s tenure as police chief, Chief Jackson has been a valuable leader in those difficult circumstances. Those major events may help define a leader but also dealing with minor traffic infractions with grace and humility can be so important in instilling faith in a leader.

The purpose of an oath to take an office is to remind the individual of the importance of their position and Chief Justin Jackson has taken that oath to heart.

Over the last five years as police chief, he has dealt with numerous tough and difficult situations that he did not know he would face. His leadership and consistency have exemplified what that oath requires

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