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Quote “She has a great plan to move the department forward.” — Robert W. Bishop Jr., chair of the Dalton Select Board, speaking of Sgt. Deanna Strout. The board picked Strout as the town's next police chief.  It took the Dalton Select Board just 15 minutes Thursday to select Strout as Dalton’s next chief, pending contract negotiations. “She has a great plan to move the department forward,” said Robert W. Bishop Jr., chair of the Select Board, in an online session. In a short review of the qualifications of three finalists, all board members ranked Strout — ...

DALTON — The next Dalton Police chief must be ready to put the department on a new footing, officials say, by overcoming division within the ranks and improving its ties to the community. After interviewing three finalists Tuesday by videoconference, the Select Board expects to pick the next chief Thursday night. That winning candidate, board member Daniel Esko said, will be called upon to “put the challenges of 2020 behind us.” The three finalists include a current member of the force, Deanna Strout, a 23-year veteran who grew up in Dalton and first dreamed of becoming a cop a...