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Aug 3, 2007 11:47 am US/Central

Daley Wants Police Superintendent Search Reopened

Mayor Says Search Must Be Widened From 3 Candidates

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CHICAGO (AP) ― Mayor Richard M. Daley has asked a police board to reopen the search for Chicago's next police superintendent.

The Chicago Police Board earlier this month named two local lawmen and a 20-year veteran of the New York City Police Department as finalists for the position, but Daley told board President Demetrius Carney Thursday that he wanted to look for more candidates.

Thomas Belfiore, Hiram Grau and Charles Williams "are outstanding police officers who have had distinguished careers in law enforcement," Daley said. "But I want to widen the search so we can be absolutely certain we have the best possible person in this very important job."

Grau is head of the Chicago Police Department's bureau of investigative services and Williams is deputy superintendent of the CPD's bureau of patrol. Belfiore, a longtime member of the NYPD, currently serves as Commissioner-Sheriff of the Westchester County Department of Public Safety.

The men are vying to replace Superintendent Philip J. Cline, who announced his retirement three months ago amid complaints about the department's handling of misconduct allegations. Cline originally said he would stay until Daley chose a successor, but the mayor's office said Thursday that First Deputy Superintendent Dana Starks will take over as interim superintendent.

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