(Atlantic) Atlantic Mayor Grace Garrett administered the Oath of Office to Sergeant Jimmy James at Wednesday’s City Council meeting.
Sergeant James joined the Atlantic Police Department in February 2022. He previously worked for the Perry Police Department and graduated from the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy with the 127th basic in 1992. He stepped away from law enforcement and worked for The Sports Authority as a District Loss Prevention Manager covering the states of Iowa, Minnesota, Ohio, and Montana.
In 2014, Sergeant James joined the Louisa County Sheriff’s Office as a Patrol Deputy and was promoted to Detective, where he investigated sex abuse cases, burglaries, attempted murder, and robberies. He is trained in interview and interrogation, homicide school, and crime scene controls.
Jimmy James also worked for the Cass County Sheriff and Polk County Sheriff’s Offices.
Sergeant James has 16 years of law enforcement experience. He is married with three children. He moved back to the area to be closer to family.
