PORTSMOUTH POLICE CAPTAIN ALTHEA FLORIANO TO RETIRE
PORTSMOUTH, VA — After 31 years with the Portsmouth Police Department, Captain Althea Floriano is retiring from law enforcement on March 1, 2022.
“I wanted to be a police officer ever since I was a small child,” Floriano said. “I was offered positions with several other cities but selected Portsmouth. It was the best career decision I have ever made!”
Captain Floriano began her law enforcement career with the Portsmouth Police Department on January 3, 1991. She served in Uniform Patrol and became a Field Training Officer before being transferred to the Criminal Investigations Division to be one of Portsmouth’s first School Resource Officers. She was later selected to serve as a K9 officer, becoming the 2nd female officer in department history to join and successfully complete the training program with her partner K9, Morgi.
Captain Floriano also served on the department’s Reserve SWAT Team. Rising through the ranks, she has been assigned supervisory positions in various units and divisions including Uniform Patrol, Criminal Investigations, Chief’s Executive Officer, Training Division, Administrative Services, Community Services, Logistics Bureau, and Special Investigations. Additionally, Captain Floriano is a 2014 graduate of the 257th Session of the FBI National Academy.
It is believed that Captain Althea Floriano may hold the record for the longest active-sworn female career in Portsmouth Police History.
She has been married to her husband Michael Floriano for 21 years and is a proud mother of three.
“Thanks for a wonderful 31 years.”
