Mayor-Elect Cherelle Park Names Adam Geer As Chief Public Safety Director, Craig Murphy As Acting Fire Commissioner

By Tom Dougherty, Adam Fox and Dan Snyder, CBS Philadelphia

December 28, 2023

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Just days away from being sworn in as Philadelphia's 100th mayor, Cherelle Parker named Adam Geer as the city's new chief public safety director and Craig Murphy as the acting fire commissioner Thursday.

Geer is currently Philadelphia's deputy inspector general for public safety, which was created after the police murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota and the social justice movement of 2020. He previously spent time working in several city agencies, including the Philadelphia Police Department and the mayor's office.

Before becoming the deputy inspector general for public safety, Geer was an assistant district attorney for the city's DA's office.

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