Portland Could Get Outsider As Chief ; the Two Deputy Police Chiefs Don't Want the Job; a Union Official Says Hiring a Fresh Face Is Preferable.

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Portland's next police chief is likely to be someone from outside the department, observers say, in part because the two deputy chiefs are eligible for retirement and not interested in applying for the job.

Chief Tim Burton has accepted a job leading the police force in Odessa, Texas, although some formalities remain, so his departure is not official. Odessa officials expect he will start there by Aug. 31, though.

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Portland Could Get Outsider As Chief ; the Two Deputy Police Chiefs Don't Want the Job; a Union Official Says Hiring a Fresh Face Is Preferable.

Already, some in the Portland department are looking for a new face.

"I would say that would be the general consensus," said Scott Dunham, president of the union re...

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