East St. Louis chooses new police chief amid controversy
Former chief Kendall Perry left the police department last month. Now, the city has selected its former director of internal affairs as the next chief.
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Former chief Kendall Perry left the police department last month. Now, the city has selected its former director of internal affairs as the next chief.
Earlier this week, former Police Chief Kendall Perry told the Belleville News-Democrat he'd been fired.
Two days after being appointed East St. Louis’ interim city manager, Calvin Riley began firing key city employees, including high-ranking police department and code enforcement officials.