Edwards was named the city’s top cop in July, after eight months of leading it unofficially as the city’s interim police chief. The 24-year department veteran was chosen out 16 other applicants pooled from a nationwide search, and was recommended for the job unanimously by a panel of city employees and community members.
Interim Police Chief Rick Edwards, whose name is in the hat for the city’s top policing job, revealed Monday that he killed a fleeing 21-year-old man during a traffic stop in 2002.