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Chief Talbot led the Hampton Police Division for 21 months, and in that time, multiple city leaders said he accomplished a lot, which is why they are disappointed.
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Hampton Councilman Billy Hobbs called the way Norfolk hired Mark Talbot “tacky.” He took issue with Norfolk recruiting the city's police chief without first consulting the Hampton government.
The Norfolk Branch NAACP has requested an "immediate discontinuation" of the current hiring process, siting a "lack of ethics and transparency".
Talbot has been chief of police in Hampton since July 2021, but he is making the move across the water to take the helm of the Norfolk Police Department.
Talbot, a veteran law enforcement leader, is currently Hampton’s Chief of Police. With his new appointment, he’ll become the Norfolk Police Department’s 35th Chief