TEMPE, Ariz. — The City of Tempe has appointed Kenneth McCoy, Anchorage's former police chief, as the next leader of its police department.
McCoy was announced Monday as the successor to former Tempe Police Chief Jeff Glover, who stepped down earlier this year after Gov. Katie Hobbs picked Glover to lead the Arizona Department of Public Safety.
A U.S. Army veteran with experience in the Alaska Army National Guard, McCoy has earned a degree from the University of Alaska Anchorage and is a graduate of the FBI National Academy.
“Being a good police chief takes law enforcement expertise, management skills, leadership abilities, and an abundance of character. Kenneth McCoy has those attributes and many more,” Tempe City Manager Andrew Ching said in a statement.
McCoy also has extensive experience as a detective who's supervised investigations into violent crimes. He will officially assume the role of police chief on June 5.
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