On Monday afternoon, May 14, the city of Des Moines named its five finalists for police chief.

They are George Delgado, Commander, Vancouver, WA;
Charlie Dennis, former Chief of Police, Page, AZ;
John Dyer, Commander, Oak Harbor, WA; Stephen MacKinnon, Chief of Police, Santa Paula, CA; and Christopher Shawkey, former Chief of Police, Costa Mesa, CA.

Here is our previous coverage:

The public is invited to meet the five finalists for the Des Moines Chief of Police at a reception hosted by the City on May 21st from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Des Moines Activity Center, 2045 South 216th Street.

The position has been vacant since the retirement of Chief Roger Baker in June 2010, with Commander John O’Leary serving as interim chief since then.

The public will be able to informally meet and interact with the candidates during the reception.

No formal presentations or question and answer process will be conducted; however, a short written biography for each will be available. Comment forms will be on hand for citizens to offer their impressions of each candidate.

For more information, please contact Sue Bowman in the Des Moines City Manager’s office at 206-870-6541. The candidates’ names will be released on Monday, May 14th.