Ocoee PD announces appointment of new chief

New Ocoee Police Department Chief Vincent L. Ogburn has been serving as the acting chief since former chief Saima Plasencia was terminated in November 2023.

By Annabelle Sikes
| 2:14 p.m. April 18, 2024

Vincent L. Ogburn has served with the Ocoee Police Department since 2020.

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Ocoee Police Department officials have announced the appointment of the team's newest chief: Vincent L. Ogburn.

Ogburn has been serving as the acting chief since former chief Saima Plasencia was terminated in November 2023.

Ogburn has been serving with the department since 2020.

He first began his law enforcement career with the Florida Highway Patrol as a state trooper in 1991.

He served Orange and Osceola counties with FHP until he was hired by the Orlando Police Department in 1996. There, Ogburn rose through the ranks to serve as a deputy chief.

During his tenure, he served the Orlando community in the patrol division, special operations division, as a public information officer and as the chief's staff director.

Ogburn also served his country, having proudly served in the United States Navy.

Since joining the Ocoee PD, Ogburn has led the agency serving as deputy chief of operations.

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Annabelle Sikes

News Editor Annabelle Sikes was born in Boca Raton and moved to Orlando in 2018 to attend the University of Central Florida. She graduated from UCF in May 2021 with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a minor in sociology. Her past journalism experiences include serving as a web producer at the Orlando Sentinel, a reporter at The Community Paper, managing editor for NSM Today, digital manager at Centric Magazine and as an intern for the Orlando Weekly.