City Manager Dennis Ragsdale appointed Lieutenant Bart Hinkle as Valdez Chief of Police Thursday to replace departed Chief William Comer.
Lt. Hinkle’s internal promotion is effective following the reinstatement of the Chief of Police position into the Alaska Public Employees Retirement System (PERS).
Lt. Hinkle is a graduate of the FBI Hazardous Devices School (2003), the ILEA School of Police Supervision (2007), and the 239th session of the FBI National Academy (2009). He holds a Masters of Science Degree in Criminal Justice from the University of Cincinnati (Cincinnati, OH) and a Bachelors of Arts Degree in Business Administration from Lindenwood University,