![]() ![]() “There was no hesitancy when the three of us got together,” Varney said. The trio came to what Varney called a “mutual understanding. “He was assistant chief for Doug Weeks, and when Doug was ready to step back, Mike felt he was ready to step up.” Varney said Tuesday he met with both Weeks and Matthews to discuss the possibility of Matthews stepping in to the top spot in the department. ![]() “I was appointed interim chief of police and I’ll just carry on serving the community and running the department until the mayor appoints the next chief.” “He’s a natural,” Varney said prior to the meeting. ![]() “I don’t expect anything out of the ordinary,” Matthews said. “He had the option to accept or reject and he made his decision and I respect that.” Wednesday morning, Matthews said he is proud to have been named interim police chief. “I am disappointed, but this is all part of the process,” Varney was quoted in the release. 12, 2017, the city announced Weeks had declined the position. In an abbreviated press release dated Dec. 5, 2017, the council authorized Mayor Mike Varney to offer Weeks the position he’d been standing-in for on a full-time basis. Matthews replaces the previous interim police chief, Doug Weeks, who was appointed following the October 2016 resignation of then Chief Eric Sharp. A veteran peace officer, Matthews joined the Torrington Police Department in September 2001, after working in the Goshen County Sheriff’s Department for one and a half years. TORRINGTON – Goshen County native Michael Matthews has been appointed the new Interim Chief of Police for the Torrington Police Department. Updated: 6 years ago / Posted Jan 4, 2018 ![]()
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