 St Paul Police Chief John M. Harrington, just announced that he will not seek reappointment to the position of chief, when this term ends June 30, 2009. Chief Harrington originally came form the southside of Chicago. He began his career as a Saint Paul police officer on July 11, 1977, serving as a patrol officer, patrol supervisor, investigator, training unit director, Senior Commander of the department's Western District and finally as Chief in 2004.
In the press release, Chief Harrington says:
"It has been a great career, in a great city, working with many great people," said Chief Harrington. "The department has accomplished much and I am proud to have been part of leading it over the past five years. " |
| In the time left in his term, the Chief has these plans:
"In the remaining months of my term, I look forward to overseeing implementation of the department's Blueprint for Safety domestic violence response protocol, along with further enhancement of our gang prevention and intervention efforts," said Chief Harrington. "These have been major areas of effort in my administration, and while we have made a real difference much work remains to be done."
I want to add my voice to thank Chief Harrington's leadership that exemplifies the community-partnered policing that has built the community trust and respect. When issues have come up, the St Police worked with the community to find better ways of solving problems.
Now begins a search for a new police cheif for the Saint Paul Police Department beginning June 30. I hope that we end up with a leader that continues to strongly reflect our values of community partnered policing.
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