Westminster Police Captain Mitch Waller will be promoted
to police chief with the retirement of Andrew Hall, City Manager Don Lamm and the Westminster City
Council announced.
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Waller, who joined the force in May 1984, previously served as acting police chief while Hall assumed the interim city manager position in 2005.
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Waller's assignments at Westminster Police Department have
included chief's adjutant, SWAT commander, traffic sergeant, patrol operations lieutenant and
detective commander. He was promoted to captain in November 2002.
Hall, who is retiring after nearly 30 years of service with Westminster Police
Department, says in a city-issued statement, “Captain Waller
has been indispensible to me throughout his career. His leadership helped shape this department's
culture, performance and reputation. He
is well respected by employees, the community and the council. He is an excellent choice for the position.”
Waller is scheduled to take the oath of office Jan. 4, 2010. Hall is to pin the chief's badge on Waller at the Jan. 11, 2010, City Council meeting.
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