Seattle Police Chief to Step Down
Tenure marked by claims of excessive force, Department of Justice investigation
Seattle Police Chief John Diaz retired Monday as his department faces a court order involving use of force by officers.
Mayor Mike McGinn said Assistant Chief Jim Pugel will be named interim chief.
Diaz, a 33-year veteran of the department and the department's first minority chief, rose through the ranks from a patrol officer and was named deputy chief in 2000. He became the interim chief on May 7, 2009, after former Chief Gil Kerlikowske was named President Barack Obama's drug czar.
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