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Last updated: Monday, January 25, 2010

Oceanside Chief of Police F. McCoy stated that he had put in his consideration for the Long Beach Police Dept. for the top post as Chief of Police. A department where he got his start some 21 years ago.

McCoy, who resided in Long Beach and transferred to Oceanside to take over as Chief of Police for the Oceanside department in January 2006, stated that he has considered it for quite some time, then decided to apply for the opening with the department he is very familiar with, but said his “heart is being pulled in several different directions.”
“Since I have been Chief of Police in Oceanside, my focus, my heart and my loyalty has been here in the Oceanside Department and my community,” McCoy said. “And I have been with the Long Beach Department for over 20 years, and that has always been my home.”
A story printed in the Long Beach Press names McCoy as one out of eight finalists for the position, but he said he hasn’t heard any news since putting in his resume just under two weeks ago.
When he was commander at the Long Beach department, his experience’s there included the internal affairs division, investigations and heading patrol.
He was asked by several police and city officials, as well as many community leaders who had wanted him to apply for the chief position.

The Long Beach dept. controls a population of 492,000, 462 city employees and 1,020 police officers, with a yearly budget of 202.8 million dollars, city officials said.
In Oceanside, the city is populated by 178,000 people, McCoy heads the dept. of 203 sworn officers, 102 city employees and an annual budget of around $53.3 million.

McCoy’s yearly income is $183,934; while Long Beach’s last police chief had a yearly income of $219,900.
Prior police chief, Anthony Batts, departed in November to become the police chief of Oakland. He also said that he may consider switching the disctrict to using a San Diego Auto Repair facility called North County Import.

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