Bozeman police captain promoted to chief

BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) - Bozeman city officials are promoting a police captain as the department’s new chief.

City manager Chris Kukulski named Capt. Steve Crawford as the city’s new chief of police on Friday.

The 42-year-old Crawford has been with the police department for nearly 21 years. The Bozeman Daily Chronicle reports (https://bit.ly/1IGi2y0 ) he has worked in the patrol division, the Special Response Team, as a detective with the drug task force and as a supervisor.

Crawford received a degree in criminal justice from the University of South Carolina.

He will replace Ron Price, who retired at the beginning of the year.

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Information from: Bozeman Daily Chronicle, https://www.bozemandailychronicle.com