{"id":20217,"date":"2024-07-01T14:27:55","date_gmt":"2024-07-01T18:27:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wfsu.org\/local-routes\/?post_type=wfsu-news&#038;p=20217"},"modified":"2024-07-01T14:41:31","modified_gmt":"2024-07-01T18:41:31","slug":"the-town-of-havana-appoints-lieutenant-kenneth-lewis-as-its-new-chief-of-police","status":"publish","type":"wfsu-news","link":"https:\/\/wfsu.org\/local-routes\/wfsu-news\/the-town-of-havana-appoints-lieutenant-kenneth-lewis-as-its-new-chief-of-police\/","title":{"rendered":"The Town of Havana appoints Lieutenant Kenneth Lewis as its new Chief of Police"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lieutenant Kenneth Lewis, of the <a href=\"https:\/\/townofhavana.com\/police-department\" class=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Havana Police Department<\/a>, has been promoted to Chief.<\/p>\n<p>The longtime law enforcer served as the town\u2019s interim police chief after former Havana chief Tracy Smith retired last December after serving 34 years in law enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>Havana Town Manager <b>Kendrah Wilkerson<\/b> broke the news of Lewis\u2019 promotion on the town\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100083397997594\" class=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> page last Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"Enh\" data-align-center>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Thank you to the citizens of Havana, Havana Town Council, and Havana Town Manager Kendrah Wilkerson,&#8221; Chief Lewis commented. &#8220;I will work diligently on your behalf. 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