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Police chief set to retire in May

By Paloma Esquivel

Police Chief Patrick McKinley has announced that he will retire as head of the city’s 160 officer-department in May, officials said.

McKinley, 67, has served as chief for nearly 15 years. He was hired to replace Police Chief Philip Goehring, who retired.

McKinley “reinvigorated the department,” said City Manager Chris Meyer. “It’s going to be tough to find somebody to follow in his footsteps.”

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McKinley joined the Fullerton Police Department in 1993. He previously worked for the Los Angeles Police Department for nearly three decades.

-- Paloma Esquivel

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Paloma Esquivel

Paloma Esquivel is an assistant editor with De Los, the Los Angeles Times vertical that explores Latino culture and identity. A former reporter in Metro, she was on the team that won the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for public service for investigating corruption in the city of Bell and the team that won the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for breaking news for coverage of the San Bernardino terror attack. Prior to joining The Times in 2007, she was a freelance writer, worked in Spanish-language radio and was an occasional substitute teacher. A Southern California native, she graduated from UC Berkeley and has a master’s in journalism from Syracuse University.

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