ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Anchorage Police Division could have its first ever Black chief of police when Kenneth McCoy begins subsequent Monday.
McCoy, at the moment the deputy chief of police, replaces Justin Doll, who will likely be on go away till he formally retires over the summer time.
“For an announcement like this to be made throughout our a centesimal 12 months, that our first African American chief goes to be on the helm, could be very humbling and significant to me, and to my household, to this neighborhood,” McCoy stated. “And I believe it serves as an indication of hope that, you recognize, we are able to come collectively and we are able to heal and we are able to make optimistic change.”
McCoy has served within the metropolis’s police division for nearly 30 years. He has labored within the patrol division, detective division and inner affairs division and has been the deputy chief for previous 4 years.
“Over the course of his 27 years at APD, Ken has proven calm, regular and collaborative management that welcomes numerous views and experiences,” Performing Mayor Austin Quinn-Davidson stated in an announcement. “That is an historic second for our neighborhood; we’re so lucky to have Ken on the helm.”
McCoy stated his high priorities as performing police chief will likely be to extend belief and transparency inside the neighborhood.
“I believe that’s our greatest problem as a result of a big portion of the neighborhood and, notably communities of colour, have misplaced confidence in legislation enforcement, nationwide, and you recognize, it’s my purpose each day to work to construct that belief with our communities to allow them to be ok with what their police departments are doing,” McCoy stated.
