City of Reidsville Press Release April 29, 2014 – Police Chief Dennis resigns Reidsville Police Chief Charlie Dennis has resigned his position to become the Chief of Police for the Town of Hanover in New Hampshire His resignation becomes effective Friday, May 23, 2014. Dennis has been with the City of Reidsville since October of 2012 after serving as Chief of Police for four years in Page, Arizona. has been a very responsive leader while here in Reidsville, listening to the needs “Charlie of our citizens and officers,” said City Manager Michael J. Pearce. sat down with each “He officer to hear their concerns and suggestions when he first arrived. We hate to see him go, but we wish him luck as he accepts his next career challenge.” In his resignation letter, Dennis wrote, Reidsville Police Department is staffed with “The professionals whose desire is to serve their community and provide good customer service. This has been a difficult decision due to the great staff at the police department.” Dennis said it was the warm and welcoming community that has made it such a hard decision for him. have really enjoyed my time here in Reidsville,” he said. was great working with “I “It City Manager Pearce, our Management Team, our officers and the citizens. All of that contributed to making it such a difficult decision.” While in Reidsville, Dennis has made organizational changes designed to make the department more effective and put more officers on the streets at critical times, hired a full-time evidence room employee and has stressed communication through the City website, Community Watch and other programs. He has also upgraded technological tools for his officers. Recently, he requested and received for his department new body worn cameras to assist in calls. Pearce will be looking to replace Dennis as quickly as possible. During the last police chief search following the retirement of Chief Edd Hunt, the City received 66 applications from across the country, which were narrowed down to 15 and then the top seven. process did what it was supposed to do,” Pearce said. got us the best qualified “The “It candidate from among those who applied.” The City Manager said he plans to name an interim police chief closer to the May 23rd date.
City of Reidsville Press Release – April 29, 2014 Police Chief Dennis resigns Reidsville Police Chief Charlie Dennis has resigned his position to become the Chief of Police for the Town of Hanover in New Hampshire His resignation becomes effective Friday, May 23, 2014. Dennis has been with the City of Reidsville since October of 2012 after serving as Chief of Police for four years in Page, Arizona. “Charlie has been a very responsive leader while here in Reidsville, listening to the needs of our citizens and officers,” said City Manager Michael J. Pearce. “He sat down with each officer to hear their concerns and suggestions when he first arrived. We hate to see him go, but we wish him luck as he accepts his next career challenge.” In his resignation letter, Dennis wrote, “The Reidsville Police Department is staffed with professionals whose desire is to serve their community and provide good customer service. This has been a difficult decision due to the great staff at the police department.” Dennis said it was the warm and welcoming community that has made it such a hard decision for him. “I have really enjoyed my time here in Reidsville,” he said. “It was great working with City Manager Pearce, our Management Team, our officers and the citizens. All of that contributed to making it such a difficult decision.” While in Reidsville, Dennis has made organizational changes designed to make the department more effective and put more officers on the streets at critical times, hired a full-time evidence room employee and has stressed communication through the City website, Community Watch and other programs. He has also upgraded technological tools for his officers. Recently, he requested and received for his department new body worn cameras to assist in calls. Pearce will be looking to replace Dennis as quickly as possible. During the last police chief search following the retirement of Chief Edd Hunt, the City received 66 applications from across the country, which were narrowed down to 15 and then the top seven. “The process did what it was supposed to do,” Pearce said. “It got us the best qualified candidate from among those who applied.” The City Manager said he plans to name an interim police chief closer to the May 23rd date.
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