Eric Swift is being appointed as interim police chief in Fort Bragg, Calif., effective Oct. 1, 2025, while the city begins the recruitment process for a new permanent chief. (City of Fort Bragg via Bay City News)

The Fort Bragg City Council has approved the appointment of an interim police chief who will take over as the city’s top cop starting in October.

Eric Swift was appointed effective Oct. 1 to serve as interim chief after most recently serving as a major with the Clarke County Sheriff’s Office in Georgia. Before that in his 20-plus years in law enforcement, he has worked as a lieutenant with the Napa County Sheriff’s Office and for more than a decade in different roles with the Santa Rosa Police Department. 

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Dan McMenamin is the managing editor at Bay City News, directing daily news coverage of the 12-county greater Bay Area. He has worked for BCN since 2008 and has been managing editor since 2014 after previously serving as BCN’s San Francisco bureau reporter. A UC Davis graduate, he came to BCN after working for a newspaper and nonprofit in the Davis area. He handles staffing, including coaching of our interns, day-to-day coverage decisions and management of the newswire.