Chief Bradford started his career in Law Enforcement in November of 1985 at the age of 18. He has served with the Covington Police Department for almost 39 years with the last 5 serving as Assistant Chief of Police. Chief Bradford was appointed Interim Chief of Police for the Police Department in June of 2023. In November of 2023, Chief Bradford was named Chief of Police for the City of Covington Police Department. Throughout Chief Bradford’s career with the City of Covington, he has worked in every position at the department, beginning at the rank of Jailer, Patrolman, Sergeant, Lieutenant, Captain, Assistant Chief and now Chief.  

He is a 1994 graduate of the UGA Carl Vinson Institute Public Management Levels I, II, & III. He is a 2001 graduate of the Leadership Newton County Program. In 2002, the department also became the first agency in Georgia to receive the IACP Webber Seavey award for an innovative police program that Chief Bradford created and ran for 8 years. Chief Bradford is a graduate of the 200th session of the FBI National Academy in Quantico, VA where he attended in 2000. In 2005, Chief Bradford graduated from the DEA’s Drug Unit Commanders Academy in Quantico, VA.

In 2012, Chief Bradford was selected as a member of the 25th Georgia International Law Enforcement Exchange Program (GILEE). He and other Georgia Law Enforcement Executives learned firsthand how to combat terrorism from the Israeli Police. In 2015, Chief Bradford was selected by the US State Department to visit the Republic of Georgia to teach the Georgian Police modern Police techniques. Chief Bradford made a total of four trips to the Republic of Georgia to teach different topics to the Georgian Police.

Chief Bradford holds an associates and a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice from Troy University.