The focus was on a promise to continue community policing on Monday as Daniel Garcia was sworn in as the new police chief of the Phoenix Police Department.

The focus was on a promise to continue community policing on Monday as Daniel Garcia was sworn in as the new police chief of the Phoenix Police Department.

Gilbert Police Chief John Brewer is stepping down in December, bringing to an end more than three decades in law enforcement. Brewer has been the town’s top cop for seven years. Previously, he served 25 years on Mesa’s force.

Chandler Police Chief Sherry Kiyler announced in a surprise departmentwide email Friday that both of the department’s assistant chief positions will be slashed, according to the memo obtained by the Tribune.

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Dee Taylor, the second in command on the Scottsdale police force, said she will retire at the end of January after more than 30 years of service.

In a statement issued by Scottsdale police Chief Alan Rodbell about his daughter’s, Cody Nicole Rodbell, recent DUI arrest in Scottsdale, Rodbell said he was upset and concerned for his daughter, and thanked the public for its support.

George Gascón, the man selected to be Mesa’s police chief, is Hispanic. And in a city in the midst of a tremendous demographic shift, much is being made of his heritage. But don’t make the mistake of congratulating Gascón on his status as the city’s first Hispanic chief.

George Gascón, the man selected to be Mesa’s police chief, is Hispanic. And in a city in the midst of a tremendous demographic shift, much is being made of his heritage. But don’t make the mistake of congratulating Gascón on his status as the city’s first Hispanic chief.

Ahwatukee Foothills residents will have a chance to interact with Phoenix’s new police chief on Wednesday when he will be the guest speaker at the police department’s Tukee Talk.