Alan Rodbell has been the Police Chief in the City of Scottsdale, Arizona since 2003. He brings 42 years of public safety experience—from line officer to Assistant Chief—and spent 25 years with the Montgomery County (MD) Police Department before joining Scottsdale.
Under his leadership, Scottsdale completed a workforce study enabling full staffing, launched an award-winning strategic planning process, and led the state’s first highway photo enforcement study.
Scottsdale achieved double-digit crime reductions, earning recognition as the best U.S. city to raise children (Parent Magazine) and the 5th safest city by LawStreet Media.
Chief Rodbell serves on the Arizona Peace Officer Standards & Training Board and the Homeland Security Central Regional Advisory Council. He was appointed to the Peace Officers Memorial Board by the Attorney General, and in 2013 received the NAACP Law Enforcement Award.
He also advises the East Valley NAACP and the Arizona Black Law Enforcement Employees Association, and has overseen the merge of Police, Fire, Homeland and Municipal Security operations—saving millions in taxpayer dollars.
In 2017, he was named AACOP’s first “Police Chief of the Year” and chairs the Arizona LETR Executive Committee.
