Staying in-house, city manager picks interim chief Joseph Chacon as Austin's next chief of police

23/09/2021 0 min
Staying in-house, city manager picks interim chief Joseph Chacon as Austin's next chief of police

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Austin interim Police Chief Joseph Chacon [cha-KOHN] has accepted the position on a permanent basis after a nationwide search that began with Chacon as a long shot to take over a department under scrutiny. The appointment of Chacon was announced Wednesday by City Manager Spencer Cronk. This is the second time Cronk has gone with an in-house candidate; he selected then-interim Police Chief Brian Manley to lead the department in 2018.

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