Public invited to meet Fayetteville police chief finalists

Fayetteville residents are invited to meet and question the two finalists for the job of police chief during two public meetings Tuesday.

Posted 9:07 p.m. Dec 17, 2012 — Updated 9:13 p.m. Dec 17, 2012

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — Fayetteville residents are invited to meet and question the two finalists for the job of police chief during two public meetings Tuesday.

The meetings will be from noon to 1 p.m. at the Kiwanis Recreation Center and 5 to 6 p.m. at the Westover Recreation Center.

The finalists, whose names are being withheld until they are introduced at the meetings Tuesday, were winnowed from a pool of 131 applicants. Former Police Chief Tom Bergamine retired in July after more than five years on the job. Veteran officer Katherine Bryant is serving as interim chief.

“After much planning and a rigorous process to narrow down the two finalists for police chief of Fayetteville, I am confident that we are on the cusp of making a great selection,” City Manager Ted Voorhees said Monday. “Now, all we need is a little citizen involvement. I want to encourage citizen interaction, and I look forward to making this decision following these events.”

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