Police commission taps assistant chief to lead HPD until a permanent replacement is hired
Police commission taps assistant chief to lead HPD until a permanent replacement is hired By HNN Staff | May 5, 2021 at 5:38 PM HST - Updated May 5 at 10:17 PM
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Honolulu Police Commission has tapped Assistant Police Chief Rade Vanic to serve as interim chief after Police Chief Susan Ballard steps down June 1.
Vanic will serve as interim chief until a permanent one can be hired after a national search. He has more than 21 years on the force.
The commission went behind closed doors to appoint Vanic.