Officer Detail: Harold L. Ford
General Information
| Name | Harold L. Ford |
| OpenOversight ID | 88453 |
| Unique Internal Identifier | FORD-HAROLD-L-1997RPD |
| Department | Richmond Police Department |
| Race | Black |
| Gender | Male |
| Birth Year (Age) | 1973 (~52 y/o) |
| First Employment Date | 1997-12-01 |
| Number of known incidents | 1 |
| Currently on the force | Yes |
Assignment History
| Department | Job Title | Badge No. | Unit | Start Date | End Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond Police Department | Patrolman/Officer | None | 2005-05-31 | |||
| Richmond Police Department | Police Officer 3 | Warrant & Information Services | 1997-12-01 | 2024-01-01 | ||
| Henrico County Police Division | Patrolman/Officer | None | 2005-01-12 | 2005-05-23 | ||
| Richmond Police Department | Patrolman/Officer | None | 1998-07-17 | 2004-12-31 |
Descriptions
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Oct 27, 2023
Harold L. Ford last appeared on any Richmond Police employee roster shared with OpenOversight VA in response to public records requests in December 2020. He did not appear on rosters from October 2022, March 2023, or June 2023.
In 2011, a civil rights claim (Burton et al v. Ford, Case No. 3:11-cv-00065-JRS) was filed against him for brutalizing an eight-year-old girl while working as a Richmond Police School Resource Officer at Fairfield Court Elementary. The complaint, alleging excessive force and other civil rights violations, says he assaulted the child, handcuffed the child, and slammed the little girl face-down in his police cruiser.
In 2019 and again in 2023, Harold L. Ford ran against Alissa A. Gregory in the race for Sheriff of Henrico County.
Salary
| Annual Salary | Overtime & Other Pay | Total Pay | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| $62,436.00 | $2,019.00 | $64,455.00 | 2023 |
Incidents
Incident 2010 SRO Harold Ford Brutalizes Eight-Year-Old |
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| Date | Mar 03, 2010 |
| Time | 12:00 PM |
| Report # | 2010 SRO Harold Ford Brutalizes Eight-Year-Old |
| Department | Richmond Police Department |
| Officers | Harold L. Ford |
| Description | While employed with the Richmond Police Department as a School Resource Officer at Fairfield Court Elementary School, Harold L. Ford was reportedly called in to a classroom to deal with a misbehaving child. He then reportedly took a Black eight-year-old girl into the hall and assaulted her, forced the child into handcuffs, then slammed her face-down in a police car, a civil rights complaint stated. The case, Brown et al v Ford, was filed by Sakia Hall on behalf of the child on January 25, 2011 in Richmond Circuit Court, then later transferred to Virginia Eastern District Court as a federal case. Judge James R. Spencer, presiding, dismissed the case with prejudice after Harold L. Ford's attorneys cited qualified immunity. Ford continued serving as an officer with the City. In 2019 and 2023, he ran for Sheriff in Henrico County. |
| Address |
Fairfield Court Elementary School
near 2510 Phaup Street
Richmond, VA |
Links
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Meet Harold (Harold Ford for Henrico Sheriff)
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"In 1994[,] Harold graduated from Franklin Military Academy... In the Marines, Harold... became a gunner on the CH46 helicopter. In December of 1997, Harold joined the Richmond City Police Department where he has served for over 23 years... Harold has... experience working with... the U.S. Marshal, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Alcohol Tobacco Firearms (ATF), Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), State Police, Virginia Probation & Parole, [and] Virginia Alcohol and Beverage Control (ABC)..." - Ford4Sheriff.com (Archived 10/26/2023)
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Henrico: Sheriff Gregory faces Ford, a former Richmond officer
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"The two previously faced off in the 2019 Democratic primary where Gregory won with 9,164 votes to Ford’s 5,504 votes... As a Richmond police officer, [Harold L. Ford] worked in gang violence prevention and in advanced investigative practices. His campaign page says that he executed hundreds of search warrants, inspections, investigations, operation plans, action plans and surveillances." - Sean Jones/Richmond Times-Dispatch, Oct. 26, 2023 (Archived Oct.26, 2023)