First District Commander Colin Hall
Colin Hall has served as commander of the First District since July 2023, when he was promoted to the position by Chief of Police Pamela A. Smith.
Hall was already familiar with the First District: It’s where he began his MPD career as a patrol officer in 1998. Over the next 25 years, he earned awards, honors, and promotions and cultivated an expertise in issues related to firearms. As the sergeant of the Firearms Registration Unit, he drafted rules and regulations in accordance with new firearms laws and court decisions; managed all operations for the firearms branch, including concealed carry licenses and firearm registration; made key decisions on applicant eligibility; and created an applicant-appeals process. In 2013, Hall was awarded the Corporate Support Bureau’s Sworn Member of the Year.
As a lieutenant in the Security Officers Management Branch, Hall oversaw criminal-history review inspections, audits, and investigations for special police officers and security companies throughout the District. Assigned later to the Firearms Registration Branch, he helped create and manage operating procedures for MPD’s first Federal Firearms Dealer Unit. He applied the deep knowledge of federal firearms laws that he acquired in the role to develop a completely new system for inventory, transfer, and storage of firearms.
Promoted to captain in 2020, Hall created innovative crime strategies and community outreach and managed patrol and crime initiatives in the areas related to traffic, domestic violence, field training, and crime-scene search. Assigned to the Seventh District, he led the MPD Homicide Reduction Partnership initiative and developed a crime plan and strategy that dramatically reduced burglaries. He was promoted to First District inspector in March 2023 and 1D commander the following July.
Hall’s awards include Fifth District Citizens Advisory Council Sergeant of the Year, and the Corporate Support Bureau’s Sworn Member of the Year. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Temple University.