Robert “Bobby” Hollis is the Deputy Chief for the Lacey Police
Department and has worked in law enforcement for 23+ years. He has
worked with three other agencies, spending the majority of his time with
the Kent Police Department. Throughout
his career he has worked as a Field Training Officer (FTO), collision
investigator, Public Information officer (PIO), recruiting officer and
SWAT officer. As he promoted up the ranks he supervised K9, School
Resource Officers, Information Technology projects
and was the Emergency Management liaison during COVID. Bobby recently
completed the Executive Leadership Institute through Cal Chiefs and the
Women’s Leadership Institute through IACP. Bobby has is undergraduate
degree in Sociology and a Master’s degree in
Public Administration, both earned from the University of Washington.
He is married and has one son and two step daughters.