JUST IN: Tempe Police Chief Jeffrey Glover has been named Arizona's newest DPS Director by Gov. Katie Hobbs. Glover is the first African-American to hold this position in AZ. STORY:
Tempe Police Chief, Jeffrey Glover has been named Arizona's newest director for the Department of Public Safety, Governor Katie Hobbs announced Tuesday.“Maintaining public safety and restoring trust in these critical institutions is a major priority for our administration,” said Governor Hobbs. “I have the utmost confidence that these directors have the expertise and wherewithal to take on the challenges and opportunities in their departments.
Glover has served as Tempe’s police chief for just over two years. In October 2020, Glover replaced then-Tempe Chief Sylvia Moir. Those included a Tempe officer holding a black hotel employee at gunpoint when he was searching for a white suspect, and the deadly shootings of 14-year-old Antonio Arce and 19-year-old Dalvin Hollins.
He has also served as the governor-appointed commissioner on the Arizona Commission for African American Affairs. Additionally, he served as a national board member and Arizona chapter member for the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives.
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