Westminster : Chief Shockley Retiring After 26 Years on Force
Jack Shockley, a member of the Westminster police force since 1959 and the police chief since 1980, will retire April 26.
Shockley, 50, said he and his wife, Darlene, plan to travel around the United States for much of the rest of the year. He said he had planned to work at least until 1987, but an illness changed his plans.
He said that being able to “go through the ranks and to have the opportunity to work all the various divisions of the department” has been gratifying.
During his career, Shockley has seen the city evolve into the largest community of Vietnamese outside Vietnam, and acquire a sizable Korean population.
“If there has been a single area of pride” during his tenure, he said, “it’s been the city’s ability to assimilate the number of Asians we have without any help from the federal government or anyone.”
City Administrator Chris C. Christiansen said Shockley has been “an excellent chief and manager. I really hate to see him retire.” His successor has not yet been chosen, Christiansen said.
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