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PEORIA Peoria s police chief is stepping down next month, but is proud of the work he s done to improve community relations and help with officer wellness. A third-generation police officer, Loren Marion, III, will leave the force on Jan. 22, 2021, marking the first time in 41 years that a Marion his father, Loren Marion, Jr., served for 30 years isn t in uniform. The chief said he looks at two main areas as high points of his nearly three years as chief. First was improving community relations, long seen as a focus point for the department. One of the things that I learned as a young patrol officer was that you should treat people in the way that you would want to be treated, said the 26-year veteran. I think we managed to push that down to the officers. I wanted to build on our community policing. ....