TACOMA, Wash. — Tacoma Police Chief Avery Moore has been placed on administrative leave, according to a spokesperson from the City of Tacoma.
The leave went into effect on Wednesday.
KIRO 7 spoke to the Public Information Officers for both the City of Tacoma and the Tacoma Police Department, but both of them could only say that Chief Avery Moore is on leave as of today – and that Deputy Chief Paul Junger will serve as acting chief in his place.
There is still no word as to why Moore was put on leave, what the next steps are, or if there’s any type of investigation to follow.
Moore has served as Chief of Police for the Tacoma Police Department since January 2022.
He worked 31 years with the Dallas Police Department before coming to Washington.
As for Junger – he’s served as Deputy Chief since May 2022, also working for Dallas PD before coming to Washington.
The city and police department say there’s no plan for a press conference to discuss the reasons why, but KIRO 7 will continue to follow this news and update this story with any new developments.
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