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Deputy Chief Orrin Gallop will serve as the Interim Chief, and Assistant Chief Kenneth Ferguson will serve as Interim Deputy Chief. Talbot's last day is April 21.
City Manager Mary Bunting says Deputy Chief Orrin Gallop will serve as the interim police chief, and Assistant Chief Kenneth Ferguson will serve as interim deputy chief.
Mayor Alexander said they have 34 recruits in the police academy right now, which will hopefully help with the department being short nearly 200 officers.
In a few weeks, Mark Talbot plans to leave Hampton to take on the same role in Norfolk.
Norfolk's City Council met Tuesday night for the first time since it was announced that Mark Talbot would be the city's next chief of police.