Officers from the Beacon Police Department, as well as neighboring jurisdictions, honored Chief Sands Frost, who retired on Friday (June 14).

Frost, 62, spent nearly 41 years with the Beacon force, which hired him as a patrol officer in July 1983. He was named chief in 2020 and helped guide the city through the pandemic shutdown while working with demonstrators to safely manage protests in the wake of George Floyd’s murder at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer.

Frost was honored Friday with certificates of recognition from state Sen. Rob Rolison, whose district includes the Highlands, and Jonathan Jacobson, an Assembly member whose district includes Beacon, as well as handshakes and hugs from dozens of friends, family members and co-workers. Frost’s replacement, Tom Figlia, was confirmed by the City Council last month.

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Jeff Simms has covered Beacon for The Current since 2015. He studied journalism at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina. From there he worked as a reporter for the tri-weekly Watauga Democrat in Boone and the daily Carroll County Times in Westminster, Maryland, before transitioning into nonprofit communications in Washington, D.C., and New York City. He can be reached at [email protected].

One reply on “Chief Frost Takes His Leave”

  1. Sands, congratulations on your retirement. Good luck on the next adventure in your life. God bless.

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