Miami to interview 10 police chief finalists

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Miami to interview 10 police chief finalists

From MiamiHerald.com

Ten candidates have made the list of finalists to become Miami’s next police chief, following the spectacular firing two months ago of disgraced former Chief Miguel Exposito.

Among the contenders: a retired high-level state police special agent, several prominent former Miami police command staffers and the man who replaced Exposito in an interim role.

A selection committee headed by Miami-Dade Police Director Jim Loftus will begin interviewing finalists Wednesday, and will continue next week.

The finalists are: Adam L. Burden, Thomas W. Cannon, Frank G. Fernandez, Michael J. Gugliotti, Rafael P. Hernandez Jr., Roberto Hylton, Manuel Orosa, Amos Rojas Jr., Gerald ******** Jr., and Louis A. Vega.

Earlier this month, the selection committee picked the finalists from 71 applicants. Nearly 50 had already submitted their applications before Exposito was fired; his contract had been set to expire at the end of the year.

A sharply divided city commission voted to fire Exposito on Sept. 12. City Manager Johnny Martinez had suspended the ex-chief six days earlier for insubordination, saying Exposito overstepped his authority by moving forward with administrative demotions the manager had explicitly placed on hold.

The list of finalists features several candidates that are well known in South Florida law enforcement circles.

Orosa, considered a candidate before Exposito was named chief, has headed the department in an interim position. Burden and Cannon, former Miami assistant police chiefs, retired after Exposito demoted them and a slew of others in December 2009.

Fernandez is the former deputy chief under Chief John Timoney. Vega, a former assistant chief under Timoney, also served as the police director in Camden, N.J.

Rojas recently retired as FDLE’s regional special agent in charge after eight years in the post. Hernandez, a former Miami-Dade police officer, served as chiefs of police in Sweetwater and most recently, North Miami Beach.

Gugliotti is the longtime chief of police in Waterbury, Conn. Hylton, the former police chief in Prince George’s County, Md., is listed as law enforcement advisor to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

******** is the former sheriff of Passaic County, N.J., who later became the deputy superintendent of the New York-New Jersey Port Authority.

The selection committee is made of Loftus and Addy Villanueva, now the special agent in charge of FDLE’s South Florida office; Hugo Barrera, the special agent of Miami’s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; and Maurice Kemp, Miami’s fire chief.

Committee members will conduct the interviews with five people appointed by city commissioners to ask questions an provide input. But only the four committee members will pick the top five finalists.

From those choices, Manager Martinez will select the next chief.

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Why do you post any of this. We already have a Chief and his name is Chief Orosa. Let's move on with destroying the FOP executuve board and resolving our lawsuits and pay and pension issues. Nothing else matters!

Why do you post any of this. We already have a Chief and his name is Chief Orosa. Let's move on with destroying the FOP executuve board and resolving our lawsuits and pay and pension issues. Nothing else matters!

YEA OK MAMMY OROSA, TELL YOUR WIFE TO GET OFF THIS SITE!!!!

"The selection committee is made of Loftus and Addy Villanueva, now the special agent in charge of FDLE’s South Florida office; Hugo Barrera, the special agent of Miami’s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; and Maurice Kemp, Miami’s fire chief."

This quote from the article tells you who the next chief will be - Amos Rojas. Buddies with Hugo - check, golf buddies with Loftus - check, on the UASI with Kemp - check, put up with Addy's shopping and lack of LE skills - check. All this equals Rojas a guy who has NEVER been a cop just a State suit. He will always tell you what you want to hear and then stick his golf club up your back side. The one good thing is, he will not be around much - check the golf course or his cabin. :snicker:

Remember who is the only one that can hire and fire the Chief that is the city manager. Those other clowns are just there to create a dog and pony show.no matter who they recommend the manager makes the final choice. HELLO

Oh, I forgot one. FDLE is the agency deciding and or charged with investigating our leaders. By the way - any update on the Regalado campaign finance issue and all involved in it and other questionable acts. Since Rojas was the Miami SAC and Addy is now one should ask about conflict of interest and how things stand - check :wink:

Saying anyone but Orosa is the next chief, they are blowing smoke up your rectum. Like was posted on here, ask chief Llanes who the next chief is going to be. And if Orosa Honors his DROP contract, QRX for baker louie. Are we having fun yet boys and girls ?

Oh, I forgot one. FDLE is the agency deciding and or charged with investigating our leaders. By the way - any update on the Regalado campaign finance issue and all involved in it and other questionable acts. Since Rojas was the Miami SAC and Addy is now one should ask about conflict of interest and how things stand - check :wink:

You are behind the times Regalado and his daughter case is over with no criminal charges just a slap to the wrist and a couple of thousand dollars each in fines. You got to love em so he aint going anywhere Expo and crew

How is it that all but one of the final 5 candidates is interviewed face to face, being they are from Florida, but the one out of state candidate is not invited for a face to face but forced to interview again by Skype. I personally know this out of state candidate and he is a 10. I'm sure you won't hear a word about this perceived disadvantage from him. Absolutely not his style, to humble and proud. I, however, feel the need to point out this "suspect" process... Oh well, we shall see. I might be wrong on this one.

Because the fix was always in to anoint Orosa. Never, was there an honest effort to select the most qualified police chief candidate. Open and read the below link from a source that has always been a Regalado ally; if you can still read and understand Spanish; better yet, read between the lines, Orosa is it!

http://www.nelsonhortareporta.com/cinco ... a-policia/