CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) - Mayor Brandon Johnson has selected Chief Larry Snelling as the Chicago Police Department’s next permanent superintendent, pending City Council confirmation.
Snelling, Chicago police’s current chief of the Bureau of Counterrorism, has been with the department since 1992.
He was born and raised on the city’s South Side, graduated from Englewood High School, and received a bachelor’s degree in adult education from DePaul University.
“It is a tremendous honor to answer the call to serve my hometown and the people of Chicago as superintendent of the Chicago Police Department,” Snelling said in a statement. “It is also a tremendous responsibility, and one that I do not take lightly.”
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After his first assignment as a patrol officer in Englewood’s 7th District, Snelling received promotions to sergeant, watch operations lieutenant and commander before ultimately rising to the ranks of deputy chief of Area 2. There, he was credited with overhauling the department’s force training model as well as playing a major role in policing the 2012 Chicago NATO Summit.
Last year, Snelling was named to his current position, where he coordinated city emergencies with the Chicago Office of Emergency Management and Communication and other local government agencies.
Snelling was one the three finalists that the Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability presented to Johnson last month. Wisconsin Chief of Police Shon Barnes and CPD Chief of Constitutional Policing and Reform Angel Novalez were the two others.
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“Today, a new chapter begins in our journey to create a better, stronger and safer Chicago as Chief Larry Snelling has been charged to lead the Chicago Police Department,”Johnson said in a statement. “Chief Snelling is a proven leader who has the experience and the respect of his peers to help ensure the safety and well-being of city residents, and address the complex challenges we all face related to community safety.”
The mayor will formally introduce Snelling at City Hall tomorrow morning, at an 11:30 a.m. press conference.
“While I am humbled by this moment, I stand ready to lead and uphold Mayor Johnson's 'three Cs' of competence, compassion and collaboration, and keep that vision at the forefront in addressing safety on every street, every block and in every neighborhood,” Chief Snelling said.
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