The City of Martinsville Chief of Police G. E. “Eddie” Cassady announced he will be retiring, effective January 1, 2023. Cassady submitted his paperwork for retirement in October.

Chief Cassady would like to thank the citizens of Martinsville for all of their assistance during his career at the police department.

“Since I started in 1985, our continued relationship building with our community has and will always be the strength and professionalism of our department and I am glad to have been a part of that. It has been my honor and privilege to serve as the Police Chief for the city of Martinsville and represent the hard-working men and women of the department,” Cassady stated.

Cassady has worked as a police officer for the City of Martinsville for 37 years. During his career, Chief Cassady has served in many different areas of law enforcement. He started as a patrol officer, patrol supervisor, a narcotics investigator, SWAT Team Commander, supervisor of the narcotics unit, captain, deputy chief and in 2017 was named Martinsville’s Chief of Police. During his tenure as chief, Cassady stressed the importance of building relationships through community policing and ensuring police professionalism by earning department reaccreditation for a sixth four-year term.