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Geoff Jones will become Columbia’s next permanent police chief.
City manager John Glascock made the announcement on Monday morning in city hall.
“As a teenager you think about doing this…and as you go through life you don’t think that the opportunity will ever present itself,” Jones said Monday. “It’s exciting.”
Glascock named Jones interim police chief in January. Jones has been with CPD for 20 years. He grew up in Columbia, and has spent most of his career with the department.
Jones says one of his top focuses has been on internal communication within the department. He points to opening up command meetings to all staff, so there’s more transparency.
“There are three floors to the police department. I think everyone will tell you that I am regularly on all three floors of the police department every day.”
(This story was last updated at 12:04 p.m. Tuesday.)
