New Police Chief Likes Being the Good Guy

New police chief likes being the good guy

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Police Chief James Reifschneider has officially taken the reins of the Palo Alto Police Department — the culmination of 21 years as an officer and a childhood dream to be a cop. “I like the idea of being the good guy,” Reifschneider said in an interview yesterday. Reifschneider, 46, went to UC Law San Francisco to become an FBI agent but decided the federal work wasn’t for him. So he spent a year litig…

For Palo Alto's new police chief, appointment is an unexpected blessing

Palo Alto’s new police chief never thought he would eventually assume the department’s top job. But after 21 years in the department, James Reifschneider said he is grateful to continue the work at the only police agency he’s called home. The post For Palo Alto’s new police chief, appointment is an unexpected blessing appeared first on Palo Alto Online.