The Washington Post reported Wednesday that Prince William County Police Chief Charlie T. Deane will be retiring Sept. 1.
Deane told the Post that he informed his colleagues of his decision to leave the force after 42 years early Wednesday. In the Post article, Deane said he hoped that the Prince William Board of County Supervisors would fill the position with an internal candidate.
Prince William County Police posted on their Facebook page Wednesday that Deane spent 24 years of his career as the chief of police.
Deane's biography on the Prince William County government's website said he has been with the department since its inception in 1970.
"He served 12 years as a criminal investigator and rose through the ranks to Deputy Police Chief in 1985," reads Deane's biography. "He was appointed Police Chief for the Department in 1988. Chief Deane was a Virginia State Police Trooper from 1966 until 1970."
I hope you will attend Rich Anderson's Town Hall meeting, Saturday, Aug 4, 10:00 AM in the Occoquan Room at the McCoart Building at the County Complex, as we address some concerns from citizens who are less than satisfied with property code enforcement in some cases. Our goal is to determine what might be done at the state level to alleviate complaints at the local level.
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I've met Chief Deane on numerous occasions and always found him kind and cordial. He loves his job and his troops are like family.Charlie Deane is a true gentleman and I believe he has handled the changes in our county with respect and aplomb. Thank you for 42 years of service, sir. (...and thank you for your comment Humaira, for it was your kind words that reminded me I had forgotten what I came here to do :-)