MINNESOTA
Pioneer Press
By Mara H. Gottfried
mgottfried@pioneerpress.com
St. Paul will get a new police chief next year — Thomas Smith said Friday he will retire at the end of his six-year term.
Smith became a St. Paul officer in 1989 and is a native of the city’s West Side, where he still lives. He stressed strong community ties when Mayor Chris Coleman appointed him chief in 2010. Smith said Friday he’s been proud of his department’s community outreach work, especially with youth programs. …
During Smith’s more than five years as chief, his department: …
— Conducted a major investigation into the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, resulting in criminal charges over the handling of an abusive priest. The archdiocese didn’t enter a plea at its initial hearing last month.
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