City of Greensboro names Deputy Chief Wayne Scott as its new police chief.
Scott, a 24-year GPD veteran, replaces Ken Miller, who left last year to become police chief in Greenville, S.C. The other finalist for the job was Oakland, Calif. deputy chief Danielle Outlaw.
As one person is not happy with the selection of Miller as new chief — you guessed it:
The Rev. Nelson Johnson, executive director of the Beloved Community Center, said he would have liked to have seen someone from outside the department take over.
“I think Greensboro is very much in need of a fresh start,” he said. “I don’t wish to say anything personal against Wayne Scott, but there have been problems with the culture in the department. And the choosing of someone who was so closely identified with that culture doesn’t provide hope and optimism.”
Note that the Rev. Johnson and Chief Miller — an outsider brought in from Charlotte — butted heads once or twice. Ironically enough, anyone who read Jerry Bledsoe’s Cops in Black & White series in the Rhino might actually agree with Rev. Johnson about the “culture” in the department, but for different reasons. With that in mind, Gboro citiznes can be grateful that Deputy Chief James Hinson — the main character in Cops in Black & White — wasn’t selected.
