It is with extreme sadness that Chief John Drake announces the death of Metropolitan Nashville Police Department Deputy Chief of Police Mike Alexander, who died at home this morning of apparent natural causes.
Alexander, age 53, was a 31-year veteran of the MNPD. Chief Drake appointed Alexander to be Deputy Chief of the department’s Investigative Services Bureau on May 1, 2022. In that role, Alexander oversaw all of the MNPD’s centralized investigative components, to include Homicide, Special Victims, Specialized Investigations, Domestic Violence, Youth Services, Family Intervention, Fraud, and Auto Theft.
“In his time as Deputy Chief and member of our command staff, Mike absolutely excelled,” Chief Drake said. “I had full confidence in Mike’s leadership skills and his strong ability to make thoughtful, reasoned decisions. Mike was respected and appreciated by those under his command and throughout our police department. He talked frequently of the excellent police work being performed by the officers who reported to him. I am among many who will deeply miss Mike.”
After graduating from MTSU, Alexander was hired as a Police Officer Trainee on February 1, 1991. He worked in the Central, South and West Precincts prior to his promotion to Sergeant on March 1, 2001, when he became a supervisor at the Hermitage Precinct. Alexander was promoted to Lieutenant on October 1, 2004. He led patrol details at the South Precinct and then the Hermitage Precinct prior to his promotion to Captain on October 1, 2006. As a Captain, Alexander became a Field Supervisor in the Chief of Police Bureau and had oversight responsibility countywide. On December 1, 2007, Alexander was appointed Commander of the MNPD’s South Precinct, where he served until January 1, 2013, when he was named to head the department’s Specialized Investigations Division consisting of undercover narcotics detectives and the TITANS (The Investigative Team Addressing Neighborhood Shootings) component. He oversaw Specialized Investigations for nine years until his appointment to Deputy Chief.
Alexander was a devoted football fan and enjoyed being a longtime season ticket member of the Tennessee Titans. He is survived by his wife, Julie, and his two adult children, Lauren and Jacob. Funeral arrangements are pending.
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