Collingdale borough council vote to hire unexpected police chief after community outcry

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Collingdale council votes to hire woman police chief amid controversy over first candidate

The fiery controversy surrounding a local town and its police chief candidate took another turn. Collingdale Borough Council met again on Tuesday night with the agenda including possibly appointing Rhaheem Blanden as the next police chief. But council members announced that Blanden was no longer an option for the job. Instead, they voted to name a new chief, Shanee Mitchell, to the position. Mitchell is the chief for Selinsgrove Police, north of…