Photo of the Week: Retirement party

A Florida police sergeant poses with fellow officers on his final shift

April 28, 2022 03:37 PM •

This week’s photo comes from Gene Paul Smith, the Chief of Police in Jacksonville Beach, Florida.

In the photo, Sgt. Paul Watkins (left) poses with fellow officers on his final shift before retirement.

“Watkins served for 25 years. He will be greatly missed,” said Chief Smith.

Calling all police photographers! Police1 needs pictures of you in action or training. Submit a photo – it could be selected as our Photo of the Week. Be sure to include your name, department information and some background information on the photo.

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Every week, we select a Photo of the Week from a Police1 member to feature in our Member Newsletter, Police1’s Instagram page and Police1’s YouTube channel. Photos range from cruisers to copters to K-9s, and everything in between.

The next time you come across something inspiring on duty, take out the camera and submit it to Police1! Remember to include your name, department information and some background on the picture!