Finalists announced for Bellevue Police chief

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Ashli Blow Feb 6, 2018

Feb 6, 2018

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                <h1>Finalists announced for Bellevue Police chief</h1>
                <h2><p>The city of Bellevue has been looking for a new police chief since Linda Pillo retired in April. The city announced its five finalists Wednesday morning, revealing a mix of local and non-local candidates. The three nationally recruited finalists are Minneapolis Assistant Chief Matthew Clark; Simi Valley (California) Chief Mitch</p></h2>
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            <p>The city of Bellevue has been looking for a new police chief since Linda Pillo retired in April. The city <a href="http://www.bellevuewa.gov/police-chief-recruitment.htm?ref=dev.cascadepbs.org">announced its five finalists </a>Wednesday morning, revealing a mix of local and non-local candidates. The three nationally recruited finalists are Minneapolis Assistant Chief Matthew Clark; Simi Valley (California) Chief Mitch McCann and Austin Assistant Chief Raul Mungula. The local players are Bellevue Deputy Chief Jim Jolliffe and Seattle Assistant Chief Nick Metz. Metz should be the most recognizable to Seattle residents: After years as assistant chief, Metz was given an ultimatum in in late 2013 to take an assignment as captain or leave. In January, then-Interim Chief Harry Bailey had brought him back to assistant chief, and new Chief Kathleen O'Toole has kept him there in charge of patrol operations. A public reception for people to meet the finalists will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday in Bellevue City Hall. The city's timeline calls for making an offer to the next chief before the end of the year. — D.K.</p>
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The city of Bellevue has been looking for a new police chief since Linda Pillo retired in April. The city announced its five finalists Wednesday morning, revealing a mix of local and non-local candidates. The three nationally recruited finalists are Minneapolis Assistant Chief Matthew Clark; Simi Valley (California) Chief Mitch McCann and Austin Assistant Chief Raul Mungula. The local players are Bellevue Deputy Chief Jim Jolliffe and Seattle Assistant Chief Nick Metz. Metz should be the most recognizable to Seattle residents: After years as assistant chief, Metz was given an ultimatum in in late 2013 to take an assignment as captain or leave. In January, then-Interim Chief Harry Bailey had brought him back to assistant chief, and new Chief Kathleen O'Toole has kept him there in charge of patrol operations. A public reception for people to meet the finalists will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday in Bellevue City Hall. The city's timeline calls for making an offer to the next chief before the end of the year. — D.K.

Ashli Blow

By Ashli Blow

Ashli Blow is a Seattle-based freelance writer who talks with people — in places from urban watersheds to remote wildernesses — about the environment around them. She’s been working in journal

Ashli Blow is a Seattle-based freelance writer who talks with people — in places from urban watersheds to remote wildernesses — about the environment around them. She’s been working in journal