You can debate whether Lee Brand's decision to select an interim police chief as Jerry Dyer's successor is the right one. You also can question the optics of his stunning change-of-course after City Hall conducted a national search that heavily involved the community. But I have no doubts about the...
With Another Search Looming, Hall Named Fresno PD Chief
Andy Hall learned he would be named Fresno's next chief of police only two days ago. The deputy chief ascended to the top position in the department without ever applying for the job. Hall said he received a call from the mayor’s office on 3 p.m. Wednesday. "I did not...
With Another Search Looming, Hall Named Fresno PD Chief
Andy Hall learned he would be named Fresno's next chief of police only two days ago. The deputy chief ascended to the top position in the department without ever applying for the job. Hall said he received a call from the mayor’s office on 3 p.m. Wednesday. "I did not...
Deputy Chief Hall Named Fresno's Next Top Cop
Andy Hall, a deputy chief with the Fresno Police Department for the past three years, is Fresno's next police chief. Mayor Lee Brand and city manager Wilma Quan made the announcement in a morning news conference. Hall takes over as acting chief immediately. Chief Jerry Dyer will begin utilizing leave...
Brand Will Reveal Fresno's Next Police Chief Friday Morning
Fresno Mayor Lee Brand and city manager Wilma Quan will announce their choice for Fresno's new police chief 10 a.m. Friday at City Hall. Members of the citizen interview panel will also attend the announcement, the city's public affairs office said Thursday afternoon. The selection follows a nationwide search conducted...
Brand Will Reveal Fresno's Next Police Chief Friday Morning
Fresno Mayor Lee Brand and city manager Wilma Quan will announce their choice for Fresno's new police chief 10 a.m. Friday at City Hall. Members of the citizen interview panel will also attend the announcement, the city's public affairs office said Thursday afternoon. The selection follows a nationwide search conducted...
Brand Will Reveal Fresno's Next Police Chief Friday Morning
Fresno Mayor Lee Brand and city manager Wilma Quan will announce their choice for Fresno's new police chief 10 a.m. Friday at City Hall. Members of the citizen interview panel will also attend the announcement, the city's public affairs office said Thursday afternoon. The selection follows a nationwide search conducted...
Dyer 'Concerned' About Officer's Use of Force on Juvenile
Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer said a January incident in which a gang-enforcement officer appeared to strike a 17-year old male repeatedly in the head "raises concerns." "It raises questions for me as a police chief," Dyer said at a news conference Wednesday afternoon. "What was seen in this video...
Police Chief Finalists: Fresno, Stockton, Out-of-State Candidates
GV Wire has learned the identities of four of the five finalists to succeed retiring Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer. The candidates from within the Fresno Police Department are deputy chief Mike Reid and Capt. Mark Salazar. Both previously told GV Wire they were applying for the position. The external...
Does Karbassi's Dominant Win Offer Clues to Key District 4 Race?
Mike Karbassi's special election victory Tuesday is particularly notable. Not only did he win, but he crushed a crowded field. With six names on the ballot, and four of them running serious campaigns, the odds weren't on Karbassi's side for avoiding a November runoff. Yet he did. As of the...