Politics & Government
Aurora Police Chief Named Finalist For Top Job At Nashville PD
Seven months after being vetted to be Chicago's top cop, Aurora Police Chief Kristen Ziman is a finalist to lead the Nashville PD.
AURORA, IL — For the second time this year, Aurora is facing up to losing its top law enforcement officer after Police Chief Kristen Ziman was named as a finalist to lead the Nashville Police Department.
This spring, Ziman was one of three candidates to become Chicago’s police superintendent. Former Dallas Police Chief David Brown was named to that position in April, but six months later, it once again seems Ziman could be on the move.
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Nashville Mayor John Cooper on Monday named Ziman as one of five candidates to lead the city’s police department. Fifty-seven people applied for the job, the Nashville Tennessean reports.
As a finalist, Ziman is set to meet with Cooper, along with Metro Nashville public safety employees and community leaders, though it is unclear when those meetings will happen, the report states.
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If chosen to become Nashville police chief, Ziman would replace interim Chief John Drake, who is also a finalist for the position, the Tennessean reports.
Drake took over from former Police Chief Steve Anderson, who abruptly left the department in August after previously announcing he would retire in October, the report states.
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As Aurora police chief, Ziman oversees Illinois’ second-largest police department, with about 300 officers.
She earned national recognition last year for her leadership in the wake of the February 2019 mass shooting at Henry Pratt Company, where a gunman killed five employees and injured several others, including some police officers.
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Ziman started her career in law enforcement in 1991 as a cadet with the Aurora Police Department and became a sworn officer in 1994, according to her biography on the city’s website.
She was promoted to sergeant in 2003, later earning the ranks of lieutenant in 2008 and commander in 2010. Ziman became Aurora’s first female police chief when she took over the role in 2016.
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Ziman graduated from West Aurora High School before earning an associate’s degree from Waubonsee Community College and a bachelor’s degree from Aurora University. She also holds two master’s degrees, including one in homeland security and defense.
A spokesperson for the Aurora Police Department declined to provide comment for Patch’s story.
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