With continuing concerns about crime, as well as the pressing needs for police reform, the choice for the next police superintendent will be critical.
as an interim police superintendent. On Thursday afternoon, the commission that conducted the search met behind closed door to select three finalists.
They will be choosing from among five CPD veterans, including Counterterrorism Chief Larry Snelling, his retired predecessor Ernest Cato and Street Deputy Migdalia Bulnes. Also being considered are Constitutional Policing Chief Angel Novales, Labor Relations Commander Donna Rowling and the lone outsider, Shon Barnes, the Madison, Wisconsin police chief who, for a year, worked at COPA.
Anthony Riccio, a retired CPD first deputy superintendent, said it is important that Johnson select someone from inside the department. "When you come up through the ranks of the department, you establish credibility among your peers among the rank and file. They know you've done the job that you're asking them to do. They know that you've walked in their shoes," Riccio said.Anthony Driver, the head of the commission that conducted the search, said he believes the mayor will find one of the finalist suitable to be the next superintendent.
"I know we dotted every 'I' and cross every 'T,' and we went through a very robust process. These folks have all essentially been vetted by the community, because we've used what we gather from the community to actually craft our process," Driver said.
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