Congratulations to Debbie!
Our own IAWP Executive Director, Deborah Friedl, has been chosen to be the interim Lowell police chief. She will be the first woman to lead department.
It wasn't a surprise, but it was historic Thursday when City Manager Bernie Lynch selected Deputy Supt. Deborah Friedl as the department's interim superintendent to replace Kenneth Lavallee, who works his last day March 29. Friedl, who joined the Lowell Police Department in 1985, becomes the first woman to lead the department. It was well-known in the department and in political circles that Lynch zeroed in on Friedl early in the process, and not long after Lavallee announced earlier this month he would not complete his three-year contract, which expires at the end of 2013. Lynch interviewed more than a half-dozen candidates for the interim position. Friedl will be in the post for the next four to six months, Lowell Sun Article - Deborah Friedl
