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San Angelo lieutenant Les Bird to retire after 33 years, will return part time for school safety
Summary
Lieutenant Les Bird of the San Angelo Police Department announced he will retire Jan. 31 after 33 years and four months with the department and plans to rehire part time to work in elementary school safety, citing faith, family and a desire for lower-stress duty.
Lieutenant Les Bird of the San Angelo Police Department said he will retire Jan. 31 after 33 years and four months with the department and that he plans to return on a part-time basis to serve as a school safety officer.
Bird discussed his career and plans in a conversation with Chief Travis Griffith on the department's podcast Beyond the Badge. Bird described a career that included patrol duty, leadership of the criminal investigation division and communications (dispatch, records and IT), and creation of a street crimes unit in 2019. "I was…
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