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Roswell Police and Fire Chiefs

James Conroy is currently the Chief of Police for the City of Roswell. He was selected for this position following a nationwide search and began serving the City of Roswell on July 29, 2019.

Before joining the Roswell Police Department, Chief Conroy grew up in DeKalb County, and served the DeKalb County Police Department retiring in 2019 with 30 years of service. He worked his way through all ranks and divisions and served as the DeKalb County Chief of Police for the last five and one half years. Under his leadership, DeKalb County experienced a significant reduction in overall crime and he led efforts to increase public trust and overall transparency of the department by implementing body worn cameras and enhancing public access to crime data.

Chief Conroy is happily married for over 16 years to his wife Ginger. They have two girls, Reagan age 15 and Reese age 13. They keep him very busy with their competitive cheerleading and travelling.


Tony Papoutsis started in the fire service on July 2, 1977 in Fayetteville PA. Tony was hired by the Roswell Fire Department in 1989 as a part time firefighter and became a full time Assistant Fire Marshal/Arson Investigator in 1990. He was promoted to Training Captain in 1997 and then Deputy Fire Chief in 2005. He is currently the Interim Fire Chief until the arrival of Chief Joe Pennino on June 1st. Tony holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Education and a Masters Degree in Public Administration.

Tony has been married to his wife Kelly for 26 years and has a 23 year old son Zach (who is a Cobb County Firefighter) and a 19 year old son Alex who is studying to be a medical doctor at the University of South Carolina.

Posted by Tina Houck
April 13, 2021

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