Chrissie Salazar

Chief, Punta Gorda Police Dept

 Chief Pam Davis joined the Punta Gorda Police Department on January 2, 2018. She has over 28 years of law enforcement experience. Just prior to beginning with the Punta Gorda Police Department, she served as the Director of the Professional Development and Training Academy for the Baltimore Police Department. 

In 2016, Chief Davis retired from the Anne Arundel County, Maryland Police Department where she rose within the Department to achieve the rank of Deputy Chief. As the second in command, she led the Department’s three bureaus consisting of just over 700 sworn personnel and 240 professional staff. 

In 2015, Chief Davis had the opportunity to complete a prestigious year-long fellowship with the Police Executive Research Forum in Washington, D.C., gaining national experience on best practices in law enforcement. She is a graduate of both the F.B.I. National Academy and the Police Executive Research Forum, “Senior Management Institute for Policing.” She holds a Master’s Degree in Management from the Johns Hopkins University. 

Chief Davis has refocused the Punta Gorda Police Department on Community Policing with an emphasis on procedural justice, problem solving, and customer service. She serves as the Vice Chair of Drug Free Charlotte County, a Board Member for Drug Free Punta Gorda, Vice Chair of the Florida Region X Training Council, President of Do the Right Thing Charlotte County, and Secretary of the Southwest Florida Police Chiefs Association.