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WPD ‘evolves’ with promotions, hires: Deputy chief job filled; experience officers hired through transfers

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Deputy Mayor Darrin Flynn swears in Robert Pritchard as the new deputy chief of the Woodstock Police Department during the City Council meeting May 3. (Woodstock Police Photo)

Last year’s retirement of a deputy chief with 22 years of experience has led to what Chief John Lieb calls an “evolution” of the Woodstock Police Department. When Jeffrey Parsons […]

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Larry Lough

Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news. He has worked for community newspapers in Indiana, Illinois, and Iowa for the past five decades, and was a college journalism instructor for 17 years.
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Larry Lough

Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news. He has worked for community newspapers in Indiana, Illinois, and Iowa for the past five decades, and was a college journalism instructor for 17 years.
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