City of Santa Maria names new police chief

Santa Maria Names Christopher Williams of Oxnard as Police Chief

A longtime member of the Oxnard Police Department has been selected to serve as Santa Maria’s next top cop.  Christopher Williams, assistant chief at the Oxnard agency for the past three years, has been named Santa Maria’s new police chief after a national search, City Manager David Rowlands announced Monday.  Williams is expected to begin his new job next Monday at the helm of Santa Maria’s largest department, which has 200 positions — 140 swor…

City of Santa Maria names new police chief

The City of Santa Maria has a new police chief.City Manager David Rowlands announced Monday that Christopher Williams has been appointed Chief of Police. Williams comes from the Oxnard Police Department, where he most recently served as Assistant Chief and led the Field Services Bureau.Williams first day will be Monday, April 28.He succeeds Chief Marc Schneider, who retired in November 2024.Commander Dan Cohen has been serving as Interim Police …

Alexson Naga Chabu now Kuching police chief, Mohd Farhan Lee Abdullah heads to Miri

By DayakDaily Team KUCHING, April 22: ACP Alexson Naga Chabu is now the Kuching district police chief following a handing-over of duties ceremony at the Jalan Badruddin headquarters here on Monday (April 21). According to the Sarawak Police Contingent’s Facebook page, Alexson has taken over the post from ACP Mohd Farhan Lee Abdullah, who is now the Miri district police chief, during the ceremony, which Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Mancha At…