APOPKA, Fla. – Lovetta Quinn-Henry was officially sworn in Thursday as Apopka’s new chief of police — the first woman to ever lead the department.

A packed crowd filled the Apopka Community Center for the change-of-command ceremony. Quinn-Henry spent the past six months as Apopka’s deputy chief, and succeeds Michael McKinley, who retired after serving as chief for a decade.

“The transition has simply been amazing,” Quinn-Henry told News 6. “I had the opportunity to do what so many chiefs don’t and that’s to do a six-month transition. To see and identify those who want to carry this mission forward, I can say with firmness that this is a well-oiled machine and one that I’m ready to take into the very next chapter.”

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