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DENVER—Denver’s new police chief says he’s going to work to improve community relations for a department plagued by a string of excessive force cases.
Robert White tells The Denver Post ( ) that he intends to work on the department’s image in the community. He said he wants to show officers they are valued but demand that they respect the people in the communities where they work.
Mayor Michael Hancock announced White’s appointment Friday. The 59-year-old has been chief of the Louisville, Ky., Metro Police Department since 2003.
White will be Denver’s first black police chief and the first candidate to be hired from outside the department since the 1960s.
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Information from: The Denver Post,
