Former Escondido police Chief Ed Varso, who will return next month to lead the department again, will receive an 18 percent pay increase, city officials said Tuesday.
Menifee City Manager Armando Villa appoints Chris Karrer to interim police chief, Chief Varso to return to Escondido publicceo.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from publicceo.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Escondido City Council members and city residents called for the creation of a citizens oversight committee for the city’s police department during a recent discussion of police hiring and training practices.
How police handle location data has become a point of contention for activists fighting for a number of causes, as many states across the country debate laws that criminalize women seeking abortion or parents obtaining gender-affirming care for their children.