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Streator police chief John Franklin retiring after three years leading department · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Streeter Police chief John Franklin retiring after three years leading department.
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  Written by Bill Frescos, This article is being read by
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  an automated voice brought to you by Everlett. After serving
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  as chief of the Streator Police Department since twenty twenty two,
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  John Franklin announced his retirement from the department on Friday,
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  with Deputy Chief Robert Woods set to serve as interim
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  chief while city officials search for a permanent replacement. Wood
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  said Franklin's impact on the department and community will continue
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  to be felt even after his retirement. The officers and
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  I enjoyed working with John, and the Streeter community really
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  embraced him. Wood said, based off what he taught me
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  and the rest of the officers here, I think we're
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  going to be in a much better place going forward.
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  Wood said the ongoing search for a new city manager
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  in Street could lengthen the time for selecting the city's
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  next police chief. With the process of finding a new
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  city manager, it'll take a bit longer to find the
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  next chief, Wood said. However, Wood said that won't stop
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  the department from creating any forward momentum as interim and
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  hopefully the next permanent Chief. Wood said he hopes to
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  build on the foundation Franklin established at the department while
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  also expanding in certain areas. Uh I want to hit
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  the ground running, Wood said, I think John and I
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  did a good job together and I want to continue
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  doing those things. Plus I'd like to become more transparent
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  with the public through social media long term and get
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  the word out there. I will be grinding as much
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  as I can in the short term until a decision
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  is made. Mayor Tara Betty said the retirement is in
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  effect today and thanked Franklin for his years of service
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  in a statement sent to Shaw Local on behalf of
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  the city. On behalf of the city, I would like
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  to extend my sincere gratitude to Franklin for his service
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  to our community. But Day said, as he enters retirement,
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  we thank him for his leadership and commitment,