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Santa Barbara s police chief to retire in 2021
City of Santa Barbara
and last updated 2020-12-14 18:50:42-05
Santa Barbara Police Chief Lori Luhnow is retiring.
Chief Luhnow announced Monday that her last day on the job will be Feb. 13, 2021.
Luhnow became Santa Barbara s first female police chief in 2016 and has spent a total of 32 years in law enforcement.
Before coming to Santa Barbara, Luhnow was a captain with the San Diego Police Department.
While the city conducts a nationwide recruitment for a new chief, Bernard Barney Melekian will take over as the Interim Chief of Police.
Melekian is currently the Assistant County Executive Officer for the County of Santa Barbara.