Sanford's interim police chief promises thorough review of department

Richard Myers began work as Sanford's new interim police chief today and promised an "A-to-Z review" of the troubled police department.

Myers, the former police chief in Colorado Springs, Colo., said he will focus on building relationships with Sanford's black community to repair racial tensions in the aftermath of the Trayvon Martin shooting.

"I've been working on divisive issues for 20 years," Myers said in a news conference in front of City Hall. "I will study, learn and listen, but most of all listen."

Myers said he wanted to hear from "the disenfranchised" in Sanford. "I hope to be a bridge between the officers and the community."


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