Former Portland police chief Charles Moose dies at 68

Portland's first Black police chief, Charles Moose, dies at 68

He served as chief in Portland from 1993-1999, but is best known for leading the effort to arrest the Washington D.C. snipers in October 2002.

Former Montgomery County Police Chief, Charles Moose dies at 68

Moose served as the Montgomery County Police Chief from 1999 to 2003.

Charles Moose, Montgomery County police chief during 2002 D.C. sniper attacks, dies at 68

As Montgomery County police chief, he led the search for the D.C. sniper in 2002, then later resigned amid a controversy over a book he wrote about the sniper hunt.

Former Portland police chief Charles Moose dies at 68

Officials in Maryland's Montgomery County say Charles Moose, who was Portland's first Black police chief and later known for his role in the Washington, D.C., sniper attacks, died Thursday at the age of 68 in his home.

Portland’s first Black police chief, Charles Moose, has died at age 68

Portland’s first Black police chief — an early supporter of community policing who went on to be the police chief in Montgomery County, Maryland, and to lead the 2002 investigation into the Beltway sniper — died at home, watching football in his recliner.

Charles Moose, police chief at center of response to D.C. sniper attacks, dead at 68

Charles Moose, who led the Montgomery County police as snipers terrorized the Washington, D.C., area in 2002, died on Thanksgiving Day.