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Residents urge St. Helens council to appoint acting police chief
Summary
Public commenters at the St. Helens City Council work session urged the council to make Acting Chief Hogue the permanent police chief and criticized the prior hiring process and the prospect of an internal evaluation process.
Several residents urged the St. Helens City Council on March 19 to appoint Acting Chief Hogue as the permanent chief of the St. Helens Police Department rather than pursue an external evaluation.
Dustin King, a former Salem Police Department officer and resident, told the council he had worked with Hogue and called him “an experienced investigator, patrol supervisor, administrator, and leader.” King said Hogue has “over 20 years of experience” and that “there is no need for an evaluation period.”
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