By Associated Press - Friday, December 20, 2019

MIAMI (AP) - The head of the Miami-Dade Police Department said Friday that he is retiring after almost 30 years with the largest police department in the southeastern U.S.

Miami-Dade Police Director Juan J. Perez informed Mayor Carlos A. Gimenez that he will retire in the middle of next month.

Perez had served for four years as head of the police force.

During his tenure, the police agency added body cameras for officers, placed officers in 100 primary schools and introduced new technology such as license-plate readers.

The mayor said Perez’s successor will be named soon.

The Miami-Dade Police Department has 4,700 employees.

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