A "retire and re-join" option taken by the West Midlands' most senior police officer has been defended by the region's police and crime commissioner (PCC) Craig Guildford retired as West Midlands Police's chief constable on 15 November, but has applied to take up the role again on 16 December in order to protect his pension, PCC Simon Foster said.

The Town of Fordoche announced the police chief’s December retirement Monday night. According to a social media post, Fordoche Police Chief Tait Slocum’s last day will be on Dec. 1. An interim police chief must be appointed within 20 days.

Ventura's police chief is retiring, launching a search for the next top cop, the city announced Tuesday. Chief Darin Schindler has spent the past 30 years with the Ventura Police Department as part of a 36-year career in law enforcement,