Department Veteran In Line To Become Aurora's First Female Police Chief

Northern Public Radio | By Guy Stephens

Published January 8, 2016 at 10:28 AM CST

Aurora could soon have its first female police chief. Mayor Tom Weisner picked police commander Kristin Ziman on Thursday (Jan. 7) from a group of four candidates, all from within the Aurora Police Department. Ziman, a 24-year veteran of the force, would replace retired police Chief Greg Thomas. The department has around 300 sworn officers serving a city of about 200,000. The Aurora City Council will vote on Weisner’s recommendation Jan. 12.

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Guy Stephens produces news stories for the station and coordinates the online events calendar, PSAs and arts calendar announcements. In these roles, Stephens helps keep the listening community informed about what is happening at the national and local levels. He has degrees in music and spent several years as a classical host on WNIU. After nearly 20 years with Northern Public Radio, the best description of his job may be "other duties as required."

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