Edmonds' new interim police chief is first woman in charge
EDMONDS — For the first time in the city’s history, a woman is leading the Edmonds Police Department.
Michelle Bennett was named the city’s new interim police chief, Mayor Mike Nelson announced this week. She began her policing career in Edmonds more than 30 years ago. She recently served as police chief for Maple Valley and Sammamish.
“This feels a bit full-circle, as my very first police-related job was for the City of Edmonds as a Police Cadet and I’m so happy to be returning to this community,” Bennett wrote Friday in a message to the community. “I intend to provide this wonderful, diverse group of public servants with a stable platform of leadership and direction while the selection process for the permanent chief takes place. “
Bennett replaces Jim Lawless, the former acting interim police chief who resigned last week to take an assistant police chief job in Marysville.
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