WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The city of Wichita has announced that Deputy Chief Lemuel Moore has been named the police department’s interim police chief starting in March.

Moore is a 30-year veteran of the department, having begun his career as a beat officer before becoming the department’s DARE and school liaison officer and moving up the ranks to chief deputy.

Moore will step in to fill the vacancy left by Chief Gordon Ramsay, who announced in December that he would resign effective March 1 to move tack to&nbsp;Minnesota.

City officials have said a search process will be conducted to select a permanent chief.

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 </figure>WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The city of Wichita has announced that Deputy Chief Lemuel Moore has been named the police department’s interim police chief starting in March.Moore is a 30-year veteran of the department, having begun his career as a beat officer before becoming the department’s DARE and school liaison officer and moving up the ranks to chief deputy.Moore will step in to fill the vacancy left by Chief Gordon Ramsay, who announced in December that he would resign effective March 1 to move tack to&nbsp;Minnesota.City officials have said a search process will be conducted to select a permanent chief.

Deputy chief named as interim police chief in Wichita