Mayor Dave Bronson promoted Cross as he prepares for a runoff election in May, though he insists the move isn’t political.
Capt. Bianca Cross will head the Anchorage Police Department after the retirement of Chief Michael Kerle at the end of April.
Cross grew up in Anchorage and has worked for the Anchorage Police Department for 26 years, most recently serving as captain of APD’s detective unit. She will take over the chief job April 30. “I have a lot of experience in the department, meaning the people that I work with,” Cross said. “And they have ideas, and working together would be our best bet to make sure that we work for the community and the department.”
“There is no agenda,” Bronson said. “The chief told me in December he’s going to retire. And there’s a cruise involved on this, a month-long cruise. So this was planned on his part.”
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