Assistant Chief Brad Harkleroad
Operations Bureau
Assistant Chief Brad Harkleroad began his career with the Glendale Police Department in 1996. Prior to being promoted to Assistant Chief of Police, Chief Harkleroad had served as the Commander over the Administrative Services Division, the Gateway Patrol Division, as well as the Special Operations Division.
During his early career, Chief Harkleroad worked as a Patrol Officer, a Neighborhood Response Unit Officer and Patrol and Administrative Sergeant before being promoted to Lieutenant. As a Lieutenant, he served as a Patrol Shift Lieutenant then he was placed in charge of the Special Investigations Unit, which included Narcotics, Fugitive Apprehension, the Repeat Offender Program and the Street Crimes and Auto Theft Unit. His next assignment was as the Emergency Response Unit Lieutenant and he also served as the SWAT Team Commander and oversaw the Bomb Unit, the K-9 Unit, the Threat Assessment Team and Security Services.
Assistant Chief Harkleroad has a Master of Arts in Education from Northern Arizona University, a Bachelor of Arts in Public Administration from Ottawa University and graduated from the 258th session of the Federal Bureau of Investigation National Academy (FBINA) in 2014.
Chief Harkleroad has been married for more than 26 years and has a son, two daughters and one granddaughter.