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Thursday, December 13, 2012

St. Charles Hires New Police Chief from Bloomington, IL

Randall McKinley will start Jan. 21.

St. Charles has hired a new police chief from Bloomington, IL. Randy McKinley, current police chief in Bloomington, will start with the city Jan. 21.  The city council approved Mayor Sally Faith's appointment of McKinley on Tuesday.  McKinley has been with the Bloomington Police Department for 29 years, according to a press release from the city. He served as police chief for the past four years.  The city also considered Interim Police Chief Larry Stulce, on loan from St. Louis County Police Department and Iowa City Police Chief Sam Hargadine.  More than 45 people applied for the position, which was vacated in April by Dennis Corley.  According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the vote for McKinley was not unanimous among members of the …

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More Than 45 Apply for St. Charles Police Chief Job, Police Chief Dennis Corley Resigns, Mayor Recommends St. Louis County Police Captain for Interim Police Chief Job, and 5 more ›

David C. Couper

2:18 pm on Sunday, December 16, 2012

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Monday, November 5, 2012

St. Charles Police Chief Search Narrows

Committee brought in three candidates for interviews and tours of the city, including current Interim Police Chief Larry Stulce.

The search for a new police chief for St. Charles has narrowed to three candidates and is expected to wrap up before the end of the year.  Final candidates include Larry Stulce, who is serving as interim police chief for St. Charles, Iowa City Police Chief Sam Hargadine and Bloomington Police Chief Randall McKinley. More than 45 people applied for the position, which was vacated in April. "We've got three good candidates and the committee is meeting and we're evaluating and doing some normal HR processes and getting on with it," said Mayor Sally Faith.  The city brought in the candidates for tours and interviews during the past two weeks. The search committee includes St. Charles County Sheriff Tom Neer, Tom Hughes, a St. Charles County …

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St. Charles Police Department and Municipal Court, More Than 45 Apply for St. Charles Police Chief Job, Interim Police Chief to Evaluate Policing Model for City, and 1 more ›

michelle

9:20 am on Friday, November 9, 2012

Why would we hire from out of state?? St Louis crime is scary one of the worst in the nation what do these out of towners know about keeping it across the bridge?? And it'll cost way more to relocate them when Stulce is local and he knows the St Charles problem areas. seems like a waste of time and taxpayer money to look elsewhere   more ›

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