City leaders are scheduled to hold a news conference later this morning where it will be officially announced that Glendale, Arizona police commander Andre Anderson, has been hired as interim police chief.
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The city’s media affairs department says Ferguson Mayor James Knowles III and interim City Manager Ed Beasley will announce the appointment Wednesday morning at the Ferguson Community Center.
Anderson becomes the second interim chief since Police Chief Thomas Jackson stepped down in March. “The report said Ferguson police officers practiced racial profiling and had come to view residents as ‘sources of revenue.; It also blamed the city courts for abuse of African-American residents”.
The killing of Michael Brown by officer Darren Wilson sparked the nationwide “Black Lives Matter” movement, with months of rallies and protests in major cities. If you would like to discuss another topic, look for a relevant article. Assistant chief Al Eickhoff was promoted to interim chief. That includes overseeing Glendale’s 80 detectives in the criminal investigation division and roughly 125 patrol officers, he said.
Among his priorities, Anderson said he wants to help attract and hire qualified applicants for police jobs, filling positions “that reflect the demographics of the community”.
“I’m ready to roll up my sleeves and get to work”, he said.
A grand jury found insufficient evidence to charge Wilson.
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A scathing Department of Justice report revealed problems in the police force’s methods of enforcement.
