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New Haven Assistant Police Chief Thaddeus Reddish heads south this week to audition for his next role.
Reddish (pictured) is retiring this week from the New Haven force after 22 years as a city cop. He is one of four finalists to become the next chief of St. Petersburg, Florida, according to the Tampa Bay Times.
On Wednesday and Thursday, the four finalists are scheduled to interview with St. Pete’s mayor and to speak with the public at a forum.
Reddish pumped community policing in a video snippet that appears with this Tampa Bay Times article.
“What is community policing to me?” Reddish remarks in the video. “It’s not a theory but a way of life for me. We must police others as we would want to be policed.”