The Atlanta Police Department new appointments and transfers will be effective Jan. 1:

• Deputy Chief Shawn Jones of the Criminal Investigations Division to Assistant Police Chief.

• Major Rodney N. Bryant, commander of Zone 4 to Deputy Chief Community Services Division.

• Major Darryl K. Tolleson of the Training Academy to Deputy Chief of the Criminal Investigations Division.

• Captain Paul Guerrucci to the rank of major and command of the Training Academy.

• Captain Adam Lee to the rank of major and will head the Major Crimes Section.

• Captain Darin Schierbaum to the rank of major and will head the Special Enforcement Section.

• Captain Henrietta Smith to the rank of major and commander of the Community Oriented Policing Section.

• Lt. Michael O’Connor to the rank of Captain and the Homicide Unit Commander.

• Lt. Terrell Griffin to the rank of Captain and Night Commander.

• Major Barbara Cavender from Special Enforcement to Chief of Staff.

• Major Byron Martin from Community Oriented Policing Section to commander of the Office of Professional Standards.

• Major Vincent Moore from Chief of Staff to Zone 4 Commander.

• Captain Janet Vincent from Night Commander to the E-911 Center.

• Officer Courtney Murphy has been named the new L.G.B.T Liaison.

• SPO Brian Sharp to Zone 5.