Press Release: When Pensacola Police Sgt. When Pensacola Police Sgt. Robert Bell retires Wednesday (Dec. 1), the local Fraternal Order of Police Lodge will lose its longest serving president.
Bell, 54, is retiring after 25 years with the Pensacola Police Department. Among his assignments have been Uniform Patrol, Investigations, and Personnel/Training. He also was the department’s dive team coordinator and supervised School Resource Officers while in Crime Intervention.
“We want to take this opportunity to wish Sergeant Bell the best in retirement,†said Chief Chip W. Simmons.
Bell has been president of the Fraternal Order of Police Jim “Billy†Barnes Memorial Lodge #71 for 12 years, and has been its longest serving president. He also oversaw construction of the FOP’s lodge in 2007, and for the past 10 years has been chairman of the Pensacola Police Retirement Fund.
A reception for Sgt. Bell is scheduled from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at the FOP lodge, 301 E. Gadsden St.retires Wednesday (Dec. 1), the local Fraternal Order of Police Lodge will lose its longest serving president.
Bell, 54, is retiring after 25 years with the Pensacola Police Department. Among his assignments have been Uniform Patrol, Investigations, and Personnel/Training. He also was the department’s dive team coordinator and supervised School Resource Officers while in Crime Intervention.
“We want to take this opportunity to wish Sergeant Bell the best in retirement,†said Chief Chip W. Simmons.
Bell has been president of the Fraternal Order of Police Jim “Billy†Barnes Memorial Lodge #71 for 12 years, and has been its longest serving president. He also oversaw construction of the FOP’s lodge in 2007, and for the past 10 years has been chairman of the Pensacola Police Retirement Fund.
A reception for Sgt. Bell is scheduled from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at the FOP lodge, 301 E. Gadsden St.