To the editor:
In June of 2009, the Thunder Bay police board chose J.P. Levesque as the force’s new deputy chief.
Former chief of police Bob Herman is quoted as having said: “He’ll be in charge (of) operational issues … my plan is to let him handle that.”
“I can concentrate on the business plan the board has given us and also a lot of my job deals with political issues and lobbying. So having someone with Deputy Chief Levesque’s calibre in place is very important to me because I don’t have to worry about the day-to-day operations of the service,” Herman said.
There is a perception in the community that crime is on the increase, attested by the fact, according to a letter to the editor in the local media that even the police chief’s home had a break and enter.
So to put an individual who was responsible for the day- to- day operations of the service at the helm, made police chief, with such a record, makes me question the decision made by the police service’s board.
What we need is a new police board.
On the bright side we may get a deputy police chief that can handle the day-to-day operations of the service.
In June of 2009, the Thunder Bay police board chose J.P. Levesque as the force’s new deputy chief.
Former chief of police Bob Herman is quoted as having said: “He’ll be in charge (of) operational issues … my plan is to let him handle that.”
“I can concentrate on the business plan the board has given us and also a lot of my job deals with political issues and lobbying. So having someone with Deputy Chief Levesque’s calibre in place is very important to me because I don’t have to worry about the day-to-day operations of the service,” Herman said.
There is a perception in the community that crime is on the increase, attested by the fact, according to a letter to the editor in the local media that even the police chief’s home had a break and enter.
So to put an individual who was responsible for the day- to- day operations of the service at the helm, made police chief, with such a record, makes me question the decision made by the police service’s board.
What we need is a new police board.
On the bright side we may get a deputy police chief that can handle the day-to-day operations of the service.
Henry Wojak,
Thunder Bay
