Dan Kinsella, chief of Halifax Regional Police, announces retirement
Halifax Regional Police Chief Dan Kinsella has announced his retirement. The chief announced at the Halifax Board of Police Commissioners meeting Wednesday that he will be stepping down effective Sept. 15.
Search for next chief of police to begin this fall
Halifax Regional Police Chief Dan Kinsella has announced his retirement.
The chief announced at the Halifax Board of Police Commissioners meeting Wednesday that he will be stepping down effective September 15.
An acting chief of police will be appointed by the city to oversee the transition, and a search for the new chief will begin in the fall.
Kinsella has been in the chief position since July 2019, after previously working as the deputy chief of operations at the Hamilton Police Service in Ontario.
In a statement, the chair of the Board of Police Commissioners Becky Kent and HRM CAO Cathie O’Toole thanked Kinsella for his leadership.
“Serving as a police officer has been an incredible honour, and leading HRP in the role of chief has been a highlight of my career,” Kinsella said in a news release issued Wednesday afternoon.
More to come.
