Low rates of pay have long been a complaint among San Diego Police officers, with many lured away to other departments after undergoing a costly training process.
Yesterday (September 12), the City of Eureka in northern California announced it would move to hire San Diego Police Department Captain Andrew G. Mills, a longtime force veteran, to take over as Eureka’s chief of police.
“Literally, it's our loss and your gain,” city councilwoman Marti Emerald told the Eureka-area Times-Standard. “He's a good police officer. He inspires confidence and trust among the officers that serve with him . . . His officers were always responsive and respectful.”
Emerald chairs the council’s public safety committee.
Mills is expected to depart in order to take over the Eureka force by early November.
Low rates of pay have long been a complaint among San Diego Police officers, with many lured away to other departments after undergoing a costly training process.
Yesterday (September 12), the City of Eureka in northern California announced it would move to hire San Diego Police Department Captain Andrew G. Mills, a longtime force veteran, to take over as Eureka’s chief of police.
“Literally, it's our loss and your gain,” city councilwoman Marti Emerald told the Eureka-area Times-Standard. “He's a good police officer. He inspires confidence and trust among the officers that serve with him . . . His officers were always responsive and respectful.”
Emerald chairs the council’s public safety committee.
Mills is expected to depart in order to take over the Eureka force by early November.