After COVID setbacks, tribal police chief looks forward During the pandemic, officers often worked 16- to 24-hour shifts to fill in for sick or quarantined colleagues Author: Navajo Nation Police recruits stretch after running on sand dunes for physical training in Chinle, Arizona, on the reservation. A recent report said the 200-member department needs hundreds more officers to do its job. (Photo by Beth Wallis/ News21) During the pandemic, officers often worked 16- to 24-hour shifts to fill in for sick or quarantined colleagues Beth Wallace News21 WINDOW ROCK – Navajo Chief of Police Phillip Francisco sits ramrod straight at his desk, surrounded by manila folders brimming with paperwork and a Darth Vader figurine that wields a pen as a lightsaber.