TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) - A retired Tempe police commander was named Wednesday to serve as the city’s interim police chief for one year beginning Oct. 12.
Jeff Glover had retired in February after a 20-year career with the department.
Tempe City Manager Andrew Ching said Glover will bring expertise, enthusiasm and a desire to collaborate with the community to the new role.
Glover will be Tempe’s first Black police chief.
Sylvia Moir, the city’s first female police chief, announced Sept. 15 that she will be stepping down Oct. 25 after more than four years on the job.
Tempe officials said Ching will lead a public process to hire a permanent police chief next year and Glover will be able to apply for the job when it is officially opened.
Glover began his law enforcement career as a Mesa police patrol officer in 1998 and joined Tempe police the following year.
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