Halifax's acting chief of police is being named as the city's new top police officer after 31 years with the force.
Halifax Regional Council today approved the recommendation by the Board of Police Commissioners to appoint Don MacLean as the next Halifax Regional Police Chief after a nation-wide search. A Halifax Regional Police emblem is seen on the sleeve of a police officer on Thursday, July 2, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan.Halifax’s acting chief of police is being named as the city’s new top police officer after 31 years with the force.
For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.MacLean has also served as the superintendent of the patrol division, and was the first diversity officer for the force, from 2004 to 2006.He also serves as the co-chair of the Wortley report research committee, whose members include community members working to address bias and systemic racism in policing.
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