New Bakersfield Police Chief

The city has announced the new Bakersfield Police Chief.

BAKERSFIELD POLICE CHIEF.AFTER FOUR MONTHS -- CITYMANAGER CHRISTIAN CLEGGSELECTED INTERIM POLICE CHIEFGREG TERRY TO TAKETHE HELM.CHIEF TERRY -- WHO HAS SERVED ASACTING CHIEF SINCE LYLEMARTIN'S RETIREMENT FROM THEPOSITION ONDECEMBER 28-TH -- IS A 23-YEARVETERAN WITH THE BAKERSFIELDPOLICE DEPARTMENT.CHIEF TERRY BEGAN HIS LAWENFORCEMENT CAREER IN HISHOMETOWN OF LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA-- WHEN HE WAS HIRED BYTHAT CITY'S POLICE DEPARTMENTIN 19-90.AFTER SERVING IN A VARIETY OFROLES WITH THAT DEPARTMENT --TERRY JOINED THE BAKERSFIELDPOLICE DEPARTMENT IN19-97.TERRY WAS PROMOTED TOASSISTANT CHIEF IN 20-17 --OVERSEEING THE OPERATIONS...INVESTIGATIONS AND SUPPORTSERVICES DIVISIONS.THE CITY SAYS THE APPOINTMENT ISEFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.WE'LL HAVE MORE ON THE CHIEF ON23ABC NEWS AT SIX.KERN COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH HASCONFIRMED THE 4-TH COVID-19