Police officer standing outside a police station, smiling with hands clasped, with the building’s badge emblem and an American flag visible behind him under a clear sky.
The City of Fort Bragg, Calif., has appointed Eric Swift as Chief of Police effective December 1, 2025. Swift has been serving as Fort Bragg’s Interim Chief of Police. (City of Fort Bragg via Bay City News)

FORT BRAGG, CA., 11/25/25 – The city of Fort Bragg has named Interim Police Chief Eric Swift as its new police chief, City Manager Isaac Whippy said Tuesday. 

Swift had been serving as interim chief since September, taking over for Neil Cevanka, who retired after nearly 20 years in law enforcement, three of them in Fort Bragg. 

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